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A look at US-Taliban relations

Word that the Taliban and U.S. will hold formal talks to find a political solution to end nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan comes after years of failed efforts at peace talks. A look at the evolution of U.S. relations with the Taliban: 1980s —The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist ...

  • Updated: 3:13 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
FILE - In this March 14, 2009 file photo, a woman gets ready to check her blood sugar in Sacramento, Calif. Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar _ but it also may cause some patient confusion. On July 1, Medicare opens a national mail-order program for diabetes testing supplies that will drop substantially the prices the government pays for those products _ and will restrict who's allowed to sell them. The goal is to save taxpayer dollars, and seniors in the program should see their copays drop, too, from more than $15 an order to less than $5. For a chronic disease, that can add up fast. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, File)

Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar — but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system. On July 1, Medicare opens a national mail-order program that ...

  • Updated: 2:56 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Supporters of a lawsuit challenging the NYPD's Muslim surveillance program, hold signs during a gathering on a plaza in front of New York City Police Department headquarters, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, civil rights lawyers urged a U.S. judge to declare the NYPD's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims to be unconstitutional, order police to stop their surveillance and destroy any records in police files.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying

The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said Tuesday after the filing of a federal lawsuit. "Our mosque should be an open, religious and spiritual sanctuary, but NYPD ...

  • Updated: 2:44 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Obama opens 24-hour trip to Germany

President Barack Obama is opening a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. Obama will also hold meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other government officials. He arrived in Berlin following a two-day summit of the Group of ...

  • Updated: 2:22 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Officials: Kerry taps ex-senator for Africa post

Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Tuesday that he has chosen former Sen. Russ Feingold as the new U.S. special representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa and the ongoing crisis in the Congo. Congo's government and rebels, known as the M23, have been negotiating in Uganda since ...

  • Updated: 1:16 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as ...

  • Updated: 5:11 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a speech at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama is attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland where leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'

President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret. "It is transparent," Obama told PBS' Charlie Rose in an interview broadcast Monday. "That's why we set up the FISA ...

  • Updated: 12:32 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as ...

  • Updated: 12:28 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Obama: Iranian people want a 'different direction'

President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. But he stressed that Tehran still needs to show the international community that it's not pursuing a nuclear weapon. Obama said in an interview with PBS' Charlie Rose airing ...

  • Updated: 11:02 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

White House threatens veto of anti-abortion bill

The Obama administration is threatening to veto a measure being considered by House Republicans that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. The legislation expected to pass the Republican-controlled House as early as Tuesday has no chance of becoming law in the near ...

  • Updated: 9:59 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013
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