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WASHINGTON - For the family of Angela Houtz of Rockville, Md., the dedication Thursday of the Pentagon Memorial kindled memories of a woman...

Last WWI vet Buckles seeks U.S. memorial 

WASHINGTON - More than nine decades after driving ambulances on the battlefields of Europe, 107-year-old Frank Woodruff Buckles is the...

High court rejects challenge to border fence 

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's controversial fence along the Southwest border escaped a potentially devastating legal roadblock...

Appeal of offshore drilling is on the rise 

For decades, giant drilling rigs off the Texas and Louisiana coastlines have plumbed the Gulf of Mexico for vast oil and gas riches, creating...

Airports offer more comfort to travelers 

WASHINGTON - As air travelers begin soaring into another summer travel season, starting with this Memorial Day weekend, the nation's...

Texas communities sue over border fence 

WASHINGTON - A coalition of Texas community leaders on Friday sued the Department of Homeland Security over the construction of a...

Border fence still faces challenges 

WASHINGTON -- At a cost of up to $4 million per mile, the concrete and steel fence rising along the Southwest border constitutes one of the...

FAA whistleblower optimistic after conference 

WASHINGTON -- Anne Whiteman has been run off the road and pelted with threats and obscenities for blowing the whistle on fellow air traffic control...

FAA hid safety errors, inquiry finds 

By Dave Montgomery

McClatchy News Service

WASHINGTON

The Federal Aviation Administration, already under fire...

In-flight cell phone calls may be banned 

WASHINGTON -- The campaign against disruptive cell-phone conversations is spreading to the skies. Armed with their own horror stories of rude...