Texas Town Considers Allowing City Employees to Carry Concealed Weapons
Colony employees from city council members to meter readers would be allowed to carry concealed weapons on city property
Civil Liberties
Stop Demonizing Preppers
There's more to this subculture than the media stereotypes suggest.
American Lawmakers Meet American in Cuban Prison
Alan Gross is serving a 15-year sentence for illegally bringing communication equipment to the island
Woman Claims She Was Fired Because She Voted for Obama
Filing a suit against her former employer
Two Tibetan Teenagers Dead After Latest Self-Immolations
More than 100 Tibetans have self-immolated since 2009 in protest against Chinese rule
Warren Hill's Execution Halted Half an Hour Before it was Scheduled
Appeals court to examine claims he is mentally unfit for execution
Joe Biden Has Advice for Gun Owners
Says they should buy a shotgun for protection, not a high-capacity weapon
Same-Sex Marriage Cases Hinge on Big Legal Issues
Such as, whether gays and lesbians are a "vulnerable group" covered by civil rights laws
Company Makes Encrypted Communications Available to Subscribers
Even the firm has no access to messages, so forget about a warrant
CO Lawmaker Apologizes For Saying Women Can't Be Trusted With Guns
Suggests they're too afraid of rape
Hundreds of Cases Tossed as Philly DA Reveals Six Cops as Liars
But they're still on the force, of course
OH Court OKs Breaking Down House Door Over Traffic Signal
Hot pursuit of a ... misdemeanor?
Congressional Award for Vietnamese-American Activist After Months in Communist Prison
Went to Vietnam to promote democracy
IL Freed Man From Prison, But State Won't Clear His Record
He's still punished by a record of murder convictions that prosecutors couldn't prove
New Orleans Police Deny Wrongdoing in Attack on Teens
Nobody died, so by Big Easy standards, this was small stuff
Companies Say They Can Strip Personal Data from Shared Cybersecurity Info
But will the government let them?
3D Printing Casts Growing Shadow Over Gun Control Proposals
Threatens to render laws utterly unenforceable
Officer Charged With Threatening Ex-Wife's Boyfriend
He engaged in a little B&E to issue the threat
US Provides Drones to Speech-Suppressing United Arab Emirates
Cashing in on tools that will undoubtedly be used to spy on and detain political opposition
Sheriff's Planned Drone Purchase Faces Opposition
Drones intended for surveillance use
Mississippi Officially Ratifies 13th Amendment
Actually ratified the anti-slavery amendment in 1995, but didn't file the paperwork
UN Says There Has Been a 20 Percent Increase of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Despite falling number of civilian casualties as a whole
Pistorius Claims He Thought Girlfriend Was an Intruder
Reeva Steenkamp died after being shot by the South African runner
Survey Suggests Yes, Liberals Tend to Be Hypocrites on Obama Policies
"Obama cue" affects support on issues ranging from the president's kill list to healthcare.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Drug-Sniffing Dogs
Unanimous decision says that dogs signaling alerts amounts to probable cause.
Malian Authorities Investigating Alleged Abuses Committed by Government Soldiers
There have been reports of torture and killing
Anonymous Speculators Worry There's a Mass Murder Score Leaderboard Out There
Maybe some folks are projecting when they suspect Adam Lanza blurred the distinction between video games and real life
Penn State Bars Will Not Sell Alcohol on Feb. 23
Will be paid $5,000 each by a partnership in an attempt to stop binge drinking on "State Patty's Day"
Lawyers in Last Ditch Effort to Save the Life of "Mentally Retarded" Inmate in Georgia
Warren Hill is scheduled to be executed this evening
Chicago's Top Cop Calls Gun Owners "Corrupt" For Lobbying Their Representatives
Garry McCarthy once used his badge to try to get a relative out of a traffic ticket
Texas Teen Sued Claiming Parents Were Forcing Her to Get Abortion
Can have the baby after agreement reached in court
Aquino's Philippines Becoming Police State
Talks civil liberties while acting to curtail them
Virginia Pizzeria Offers 15 Percent Off for Gun Owners
Right to self-defense under fire in American politics
