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  • Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said immediate budget-saving measures are "reversible and recoverable" as the service braces for the threat of automatic spending cuts March 1. (Associated Press)

    Air Force starts cuts with sequestration looming

    The Air Force is canceling all nonessential travel, conferences and research, and is cutting in half its budget for base maintenance to deal with the threat of drastic, automatic spending cuts due to begin March 1, Air Force officials say.

  • Man accused of vandalizing 1929 Picasso surrenders

    A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act caught on cellphone video surrendered Tuesday to federal marshals at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Champions Tour stops in Texas, Couples out

    Fred Couples is sidelined by a back injury, leaving Mark Calcavecchia as the top returning finisher in the Champions Tour's AT&T Championship.

  • ** FILE ** In this Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, file photo, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    Nuke talk questions await Iranian president at U.N.

    As Iran's president crafts his talking points for his annual trip to New York, one message is likely to remain near the top: Tehran has not closed the door on nuclear dialogue and is ready to resume negotiations with world powers.

  • AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability

    America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.

  • American Scene

    A copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate indicates the Apple co-founder died of respiratory arrest that resulted from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs.

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Eric Stonestreet

    Tuning in to TV

    Back from two weeks' vacation and making his first TV appearance since a threat against his life was posted on a jihadist website, David Letterman played it all for laughs during Monday's monologue.

  • Letterman back at work after website death threat

    Even a fatwa is grist for comedy when you're David Letterman.

  • ** FILE ** Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Associated Press)

    VOA overseer creates static with switch to Internet, social media

    The Obama administration is sharply restructuring the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the agency in charge of all U.S. government broadcasting, while being urged to increase the spread of unfettered news and information around the world.

  • Helmut Newton exhibit set to open

    An exhibit of works by world-renowned fashion photographer Helmut Newton opening Sunday in Houston includes all of the photographs from his first three books.

  • Larry King interviews former President Bill Clinton, right, on CNN's "Larry King Live," in New York on April 19, 2007. After 25 years, Mr. King will hang up his suspenders with his last broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/CNN, Jake A.Herrle)

    After 25 years, Larry King is giving up his CNN throne

    At the end of June, Larry King suddenly announced he was retiring from his show — a weeknight fixture at 9 p.m. Eastern for 25 years. He told viewers, "It's time to hang up my nightly suspenders." After Thursday's edition, Mr. King will indeed hang it up, suspenders and all.

  • After 25 years, King is giving up his CNN throne

    Early last June, CNN celebrated 25 years of "Larry King Live" with a week of shows whose A-list guests included President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady Gaga.

  • After 25 years, King is giving up his CNN throne

    Early last June, CNN celebrated 25 years of "Larry King Live" with a week of shows whose A-list guests included President Barack Obama, LeBron James, Bill Gates and Lady Gaga.

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South Carolina Republican candidates for governor, state Rep. Nikki Haley, and U.S. Rep. J. Gresham Barrett pause as they are asked questions during a televised debate Thursday in Columbia. They square off Tuesday in a primary runoff election.

    S.C., Utah to tap Republicans

    The calendar says June, but for Republican gubernatorial candidates in South Carolina and Utah, it seems like November.

  • Hotter than July

    What will it take to turn around D.C. Public Schools? With all the hot air that blows around Washington, you'd think the answer would be a shot or two of freon.

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