Government News
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By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world. The global economy sputtered, but the U.S. powered…
December 31, 2014 -
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking…
December 30, 2014 -
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York congressman who pleaded guilty to tax evasion just days ago has announced he’ll resign from office next week because he…
December 30, 2014 -
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Bracing to do business with a Congress run solely by Republicans, President Barack Obama is serving notice he has no qualms about vetoing legislation he dislikes. This…
December 29, 2014 -
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key decisions on how much access to grant…
December 29, 2014 -
U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm admitted Tuesday to federal tax evasion, pleading guilty to charges he had fought as he won re-election in November, but he remained determined to stay in office even with his sentencing now looming.
December 24, 2014 -
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Republican investigation faults senior IRS officials in the mistreatment of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, but could find no link to the White…
December 24, 2014 -
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea experienced sweeping Internet outages for hours before coming back online late Monday. One computer expert said the country’s online access was “totally down.” The White…
December 23, 2014 -
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism as Washington decides how…
December 22, 2014 -
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta to the No. 2 position at the Justice Department, according to two people familiar…
December 22, 2014 -
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Companies across the globe are on high alert to tighten up network security to avoid being the next company brought to its knees by hackers like…
December 19, 2014 -
By The Associated Press It’s been four weeks since hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace began their cyberterrorism campaign against Sony Pictures Entertainment. In that time thousands of executive emails and other documents have been…
December 19, 2014 -
By TED BRIDIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the weeks before hackers broke into Sony Pictures Entertainment, the studio suffered significant technology outages it blamed on software flaws and incompetent technical staffers who weren’t…
December 19, 2014 -
Budget cuts are forcing the IRS to impose a hiring freeze, except for emergencies, and eliminate almost all overtime. Commissioner John Koskinen said the cuts could also delay tax refunds, reduce taxpayer services and hurt enforcement efforts.
December 19, 2014 -
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Companies across the globe are on high alert to tighten up network security to avoid being the next company brought to its knees by hackers like…
December 19, 2014