Controversial ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Moves ForwardAfter a week of ups and downs for a measure that civil-liberties groups say could lead to legalized discrimination of LGBTQ people, a modified version now goes to the House of Representatives for debate.
Does He Love Me?Just as mental illness is a serious disease, so is alcoholism. The National Institutes of Health says most people who seek treatment are able to fight alcoholism.
Ukraine's Crimea Seeks to Become Independent StateThe Crimean parliament voted Tuesday that the Black Sea peninsula will declare itself an independent state if its residents agree to split off from Ukraine and join Russia in a referendum.
Judge's Order Preserves NSA Surveillance RecordsA federal judge in San Francisco stopped the destruction of millions of telephone records collected by the National Security Agency more than five years ago.
Hunt for Missing Jet Widens to Distant WatersAuthorities are expanding their search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane to the Malacca Strait, far from its last confirmed location, the airline said Tuesday, injecting new mystery into an investigation that so far has failed to come up with …
Senator: CIA Improperly Searched Computer NetworkThe head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday the CIA improperly searched a stand-alone computer network established for Congress in its investigation of allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program and the agency's own inspector …
Sheriff: Leads Developing in Case of Missing GirlMadison County Sheriff Randy Tucker says his office is investigating numerous leads in the search for a 2-year-old girl missing for more than a week.
As Lumumba Laid to Rest, Election BeginsAs expected, the special election to replace Chokwe Lumumba, who died in late February, is now in full swing—just days after the late mayor's funeral.
Holt CollierDuring the Civil War, Holt Collier participated alongside his masters in Company I of the Ninth Texas Cavalry and served as a Confederate spy. During the course of his lifetime, Collier is credited with killing more than 3,000 bears, surpassing …
Investigators Chase 'Every Angle' in Missing JetRescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be moss-covered trash floating in the ocean.
In China, Brutality Yields Confessions of GraftChina's government is under strong pressure to fight rampant corruption in its ranks, faced with the anger of an increasingly prosperous, well-educated and Internet-savvy public. However, the party's methods for extracting confessions expose its 85 million members and their families …
U.S. Network to Scan Workers with Secret ClearancesU.S. intelligence officials are planning a sweeping system of electronic monitoring that would tap into government, financial and other databases to scan the behavior of many of the 5 million federal employees with secret clearances, current and former officials told …
As expected, the special election to replace Chokwe Lumumba, who died in late February, is now in full swing—just days after the late mayor's funeral.
Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began booming.
During the Civil War, Holt Collier participated alongside his masters in Company I of the Ninth Texas Cavalry and served as a Confederate spy. During the course of his lifetime, Collier is credited with killing more than 3,000 bears, surpassing …