Conn. Governor Set to Sign Gun Control LawGov. Dannel P. Malloy was expected to sign a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown.
Court Hears Case of Woman Accused in StillbirthProsecutors urged the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow them to pursue a manslaughter charge against a Lamar County woman whose child was stillborn and had taken drugs during her pregnancy.
Immigration Bill Envisions New Farm Worker ProgramSweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who have come …
Decades After King's Death, Memphis Jobs at RiskThey rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation department that treated them with indifference bordering on disdain.
U.S. Moves on N. Korea Aimed at Deterring New LeaderThe parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula—first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships—is as much about psychological war as real war.
NRA Study Suggests Trained, Armed School StaffersThe Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train selected staffers as armed security officers.
Customers Pack Conn. Gun Stores After Deal on LawsCustomers packed gun stores around Connecticut on Tuesday ahead of a vote expected to bring sweeping changes to the state's gun control laws, including a ban on the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown …
U.S. Construction Up 1.2 Percent in FebruarySpending on U.S. construction projects rebounded in February, helped by a surge in home construction, which rose to the highest level in more than four years.