WASHINGTON — Alfredo Garcia, 22, has his documents ready to apply for a proposed Obama administration program that would allow him to remain in the U.S. and work temporarily. After…
Thein Sein made the announcement on state television, saying that martial law would be imposed in the Kokang self-administered region for three months, effective immediately. – CNN’s Jethro Mullen and…
WASHINGTON — Just one day before undocumented immigrants were set to begin applying for work permits and legal protections, the Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it would delay carrying…
If the Department of Homeland Security gets shut down later this month over a funding battle, the debate over who’s to blame could end up looking like a reprise of…
For the larger part of the 20th century, housing discrimination in the United States was overt and unambiguous. Racial segregation was largely the norm, and those who worked to preserve…
Barb Dunn was doing everything right. She talked to her then 16-year-old son Daniel repeatedly about the dangers of texting and driving and she rode with him as he drove…
Across Europe, it has been an enduring tension between the clamor for seven-day-a-week shopping and stores that close on Sundays in a nod to earlier times of greater religious faith…
Obama angered Republicans when he announced in November that he would use the executive branch to temporarily delay deportation for as many as 5 million people who came to the…
Sports of The Times By JULIET MACUR Lance Armstrong once told me that it would take maybe six months to a year for him to rebuild his reputation after he…
That night, she would be on a train to New York for a photo shoot; and a week later, on a plane to Paris for the haute couture catwalks. The…
What’s the craziest thing you’ve done sexually with an ex? When’s the last time you masturbated? If I was in a coma, how long would you wait for me? –…
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson has said a shutdown would cause a “terrible disruption” for everyday Americans, and the White House is slated this week to ramp up pressure on Congress…
In December, President Obama announced that the U.S. would be moving to re-establish diplomatic relations with the island nation, including reopening an embassy in Havana and loosening travel restrictions. –…
She looks every inch a Bond girl, reclining in the Caribbean shallows, the breakwater washing over her bronzed body as she runs her fingers through her long, lustrous tawny locks….
WASHINGTON — The House speaker, John A. Boehner, said Sunday that he was “certainly” prepared to allow funding for the Department of Homeland Security to lapse, raising the possibility that…
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) – After a deadly shooting at a Denmark synagogue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday such attacks will likely continue and Israel would welcome…
When Jen Larsen decided to undergo a major and potentially-life threatening weight loss surgery, she was convinced it was her only option. Larsen has struggled with obesity since childhood and…
CAIRO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Islamic State released a video on Sunday that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned…
In an attempt to bring order to increasingly chaotic skies, the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday proposed long-awaited rules on the commercial use of small drones, requiring operators to be…
WASHINGTON — A number of countries — China most prominent among them — have long acted to hold down the value of their currencies against the dollar, helping their industries…
‘The situation was dire,” said Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy. “Had the Polar Star not reached the Chieftain, it would have had to winter in the ice.” –…
READ: FAA to announce new rules for flying drones “Today’s proposed rule is the next step in integrating unmanned aircraft systems into our nation’s airspace.” FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said…
www.towleroad.com: With the opening of the highly anticipated, debated, snarked at, and side-eyed 50 Shades of Grey this weekend, we thought rather than read passages from the book (which we’ve…
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) still isn’t ruling out the possibility of a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. Boehner said Sunday on Fox News that he was “certainly”…
So you just moved into a new place and you’ve got a bunch of blank walls to do whatever you want with. Sure, you could hang pictures on them like…
Advocates for an increase, like EPI and the National Employment Law Project, would like to see the threshold raised to at least $51,168or $984 a week. That threshold would provide…
Despite questions about four challengers’ legal right to bring their lawsuit, the Supreme Court probably will not be deterred from deciding whether millions of people covered by the health care…
Sometimes the stories just write themselves. Michigan State guard Denzel Valentine hit a game-winning three-pointer with just a few seconds left on the clock to put his team up 59-56…
PALO ALTO, Calif. — In late 2013, an A.T.M. in Kiev started dispensing cash at seemingly random times of day. No one had put in a card, or touched a…
Iran’s foreign minister says he has been told by the country’s top leader to control his temper during nuclear talks with Western diplomats. Mohammad Javad Zarif tells Iran’s Shargh daily…