Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — In highly unusual testimony inside the federal supermax prison, a former operative for Al Qaeda has described prominent members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family as major donors to…
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Tim Kaine, Claire McCaskill Bill Would Require Sexual Assault Education In Public High Schools
WASHINGTON — As universities and colleges face heightened scrutiny over their handling of campus rape, two Democratic senators want high schoolers to be required to learn about sexual assault. The…
How One NYPD Officer Went To Jail For Using A Chokehold — And Why That’s Unlikely To Happen In The Eric Garner Case
Iris, left, and Ramon Baez, second from left, the parents of Anthony Baez, carry a banner as they march with at least 3,000 protesters down Broadway to New York’s City…
Obama Budget Would Legalize D.C. Marijuana
President Barack Obama’s nearly $4 trillion federal budget plan unveiled Monday includes fine print that may have major consequences for marijuana legalization in Washington, D.C. Obama’s addition of a single…
Obama Proposes New Agency To Make Americans’ Food Safer
President Barack Obama wants to create a new government agency dedicated to keeping the nation’s food safe. The proposal in the president’s budget released Monday comes after outbreaks of illnesses…
CDC: Flu Striking Older Americans At Highest Pace On Record
A flu outbreak that already has killed at least 61 children is simultaneously slamming older Americans at a record clip, federal officials said Friday. Read the whole story at TODAY.com
Ramarley Graham’s Family To Receive $3.9 Million From NYC For Police Shooting
New York City agreed Friday to pay $3.9 million to the family of a black Bronx teenager shot to death by a white police officer in 2012. The deal settled…
Senators Propose Bills Curbing Taxpayer-Funded Oil Portraits For Cabinet Officials
Someone get Chuck Hagel a frame for his government ID card. If some members of Congress get their way, that might be the only official portrait taxpayers will pay for….
Obama Moves To Protect Against Flooding From Rising Sea Levels
President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday directing federal, state and local agencies to incorporate projections for sea level rise in planning and construction along the coasts. –…
Inconsistencies Emerge In GOP’s Latest Case Against Obamacare
WASHINGTON — Over the past year, a number of Republican lawmakers have gravitated to the claim that there is a central flaw in President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Jumping…
In Major Shift, Obama Administration Will Plan For Rising Seas In All Federal Projects
President Obama will issue an executive order Friday directing federal agencies–as well as state and local governments drawing on federal funds–to adopt stricter building and siting standards to reflect scientific…
California’s Prison Population Is Finally Down, But Will It Last?
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan 29 (Reuters) – After years of controversy and legal trouble because of overcrowding in California’s mammoth prison system, the state’s inmate population dipped below the maximum level…
What to do about drones
Last year, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration fined a man for crashing a drone in Manhattan, narrowly missing pedestrians. Also in 2014, the National Park Service banned the use…
Amid Trial Over Silk Road, an Online Black Market, a Debate Over Emoji
The trial of Ross W. Ulbricht, a California man charged with running an online black-market bazaar called Silk Road, had barely begun when an unusual objection was lodged. At issue…
Loretta Lynch Says She Doesn’t Support Marijuana Legalization Or Obama’s Views On Pot
Loretta Lynch, the nominee for attorney general, said Wednesday during her confirmation hearing that she does not support the legalization of marijuana, and that she disagrees with President Barack Obama’s…
Fed Says It Will Be Patient in Raising Interest Rates, Citing ‘Solid’ Growth
WASHINGTON — In its most upbeat economic assessment since the recession, the Federal Reserve cited “solid” economic growth and “strong” job growth in a statement issued Wednesday that suggested the…
Alabama judge warns governor against gay marriage rulings
“As of this date, 44 federal courts have imposed by judicial fiat same-sex marriages in 21 states of the union, overturning the express will of the people in those states,”…
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore Threatens To Defy ‘Tyranny’ Of Federal Courts On Gay Marriage
WASHINGTON — Roy Moore, the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, called Tuesday for his state’s governor to oppose the “tyranny” of federal courts that have repeatedly ruled in…
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Expands Medicaid Under Obamacare
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Tuesday became the latest Republican governor to accept an expansion of Medicaid to cover more poor residents under the Affordable Care Act. Like the expansions…
Obamacare To Cost Far Less Than Estimated, Budget Office Says
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Obamacare will cost 7 percent less than expected over the next decade for federal subsidies to help lower-income people pay for private health insurance, congressional…
Argentina’s President pushes intelligence shakeup after Nisman scandal
Kirchner has sent a draft bill to the country’s parliament which, if passed, would mean the Secretariat of Intelligence (SI) is replaced by the Federal Intelligence Agency. In a taped…
Russian spies used tickets and hats to try to hide New York activities, FBI says
The reason for the puzzling behavior, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday, is that the men were Russian spies exchanging intelligence information in New York City. They used tickets…
House Democrats Want To Give Paid Leave To Federal Workers
Though GOP lawmakers generally panned the proposals in last week’s State of the Union address, House Democrats are hoping that a coalition of Republican women may work with them on…
John Boehner Knocks Minimum Wage Hikes, But They Don’t Seem To Have Hurt Him
WASHINGTON — In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday night, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) turned to autobiography to explain his opposition to raising the federal minimum wage….
Bob McDonnell To Remain Free During Appeal Of Corruption Conviction
A federal appeals court has approved former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s request to remain free while he appeals his corruption convictions. – Federal prosecutors had opposed McDonnell’s request to remain…
Deficit To Shrink To Lowest Level Of Obama Presidency, CBO Says
The Congressional Budget Office says the federal budget deficit will shrink this year to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office. – Beyond 2018, CBO projects deficits to…
Fake Colleges Attract Attention From Federal Investigators
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From her hometown in India in 2010, Bhanu Challa said she had no reason to doubt that Tri-Valley University was a legitimate American school where she…
Madoff defends sons in email to NBC
Madoff once again asserted that his sons were never involved in his massive, long-running Ponzi scheme, a claim that he has made since his arrest in Dec. 11, 2008. He…
Bill Aims To End Federal Ban On U.S. Hemp Production
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill in the House on Wednesday that aims to put an end to the federal ban on hemp production in the United States….
Barrett Brown, Journalist And Anonymous Ally, Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
Barrett Brown, the journalist and former associate of the hacking group Anonymous, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison by a federal judge on Thursday. He will…