Kerry Confirmation Hearing Begins
U.S. Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, is set to face his peers Thursday at a confirmation hearing for his nomination as secretary of state.
North Korea Vows New Nuclear Test 'Aimed' at US
SEOUL — North Korea is amplifying its rhetoric about carrying out more rocket launches and a third nuclear test.
Murkowski Leads Bipartisan Senate Effort to Fight Youth Suicide
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Lisa Murkowski and her colleague Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Re-authorization with nine other Senate co-sponsors in an attempt to improve mental health services for young people and prevent youth suicides.
Kashmir Residents Advised on Dealing With Nuclear Attack
NEW DELHI — In Indian Kashmir, officials have advised residents about how to cope with a possible nuclear attack. But they say the advice is not connected to recent tensions along the cease-fire line that divides Kashmir between nuclear armed rivals India and Pakistan.