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  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted a construction and operating licenseto Southern Co. for two reactors to be added to its Plant Vogtle facility in Georgia. The OK is …

Beirut, Lebanon - Explosions in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo struck two targets associated with the military and police early on Friday, Syrian state television reported, as the …

When after much internal debate the Obama administration finally announced its decision to require religiously affiliated hospitals and universities to cover bith control in their insurance plans, the nation’s …

Today, the White House did the right thing for women, public health and human rights. Despite deep concerns, including my own, based on what transpired in the past …

Athens - Greek workers walked off the job for the second time this week on Friday in a snap 48-hour general strike called to protest new austerity measures the …

(Image: Gerard Van der Leun / Flickr) Not everyone is cheering the foreclosure abuse settlement reached today with five of the nation's biggest banks. Activists say the …

(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) President Obama will waive central provisions of the No Child Left Behind federal education law for 10 states that have embraced …

In today's On the News segment: The deal to let the banksters walk is near completion; fewer young adults have a job in America than ever before; before people …

(Photo: Greg Bishop / White House) American port truck drivers are using tried and true tactics of public pressure and collective organizing to win union recognition and …

Will the House of Representatives strengthen the Stock Act, legislation to curb lawmakers and government officials from profitting from their position in government? In the Senate, a strong amendment …