Number of Immigrants Seeking Asylum Once in the US at 20-Year High
According to the Congressional Research Service
Policy
American Cities on Track to Report Huge Drop in Homicides
Average reduction of 15.9 percent in eight of America's 10 largest cities
White House Decides NSA Director Can Keep Cyber War Powers
Means the next director will be military, not civilian
Court Pension Ruling Gives Detroit New Hope
We shouldn't have to wait for a city to crumble before it can get control of its debts.
Inspector General Investigation Reveals Google Execs Traveled in Private Jets With Cheap Government Fuel
Not like they couldn't afford paying in full
Boston Cop Arrested After Allegedly Pointing Pistol With Laser Sight at Two People
Facing criminal charges
China Hoping For Stability in Wake of Kim Jong Un's Uncle Being Executed
Death of Jang Song Thaek shaking up North Korea's elite
Russia: US Does Not Need Missile Defense Shield After Iran Deal
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov says the shield is "no longer valid"
John Kerry Says Israeli, Palestinian Peace Deal Could Be Achieved By the End of April
Recently spoke with Abbas and Netanyahu
Los Angeles Creates Thriving Black Market for Pet Bunnies
Yet another lesson about prohibition that goes over some people's heads
Californians Adopting Increasingly Negative View of Unions
Shift in opinion comes amid latest labor conflicts
Armed TSA Agents Supported by Majority of Americans
59 percent want to see TSA agents given guns following the fatal LAX shooting
Reason-Rupe Poll: 72 Percent Favor Raising the Minimum Wage but 57 Percent Would Oppose If It Costs Jobs
Americans like the idea of hiking the cost of labor, but only if it doesn't price workers out of jobs.
Teacher Accused of Feeding Hot Sauce-Laced Crayons to Autistic Child Being Reinstated
Judge rejected school district's appeal
Danish PM Says That Mandela Memorial Selfie With Obama and Cameron Won't Be Shared
Obama has yet to comment on the photo
Sen. Coburn Trying To Rein in Spending on Government Oil Paintings
Introduced a bill with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Biden Says Some of His Ancestors Came to the U.S. Illegally
Urged Boehner to allow vote on immigration reform
Drones Strikes in Yemen Prompt Sympathy For Al Qaeda
Yemeni foreign minister says the strikes are a "necessary evil"
Presidential NSA Panel Reportedly To Urge Overhaul Surveillance Tactics
Changing the agency's leadership from military to civilian among the recommendations
32 Democrats Vote Against Budget Deal
Many unhappy about lack of unemployment insurance extension
EU Issues Warning Over Bitcoin
Banking authority points out users are not protected by regulation
Amnesty Says the EU is Failing Syrian Refugees
Only 10 of the bloc's 28 members have offered to take in those displaced by the civil war
Tiger Woods' Half Brother Arrested For Allegedly Making Bomb Threat on Government Building
More than 100 evacuated from the Department of Economic Security building
UN Inspectors: Chemical Weapons Probably Used in Four Locations in Syria This Year
Mandate bans the inspectors for putting blame on the Assad regime or the opposition
House Overwhelmingly Approves Spending Measure That Rolls Back Sequester
Feds will keep spending more than they collect in revenue
Burlington Looking to Impose Gun Restrictions Despite State Law Prohibiting It
Want to temporarily seize weapons after domestic disputes among other things
Transportation Department Mulls Airplane Cellphone Ban as FCC Prepares to Lift Its Own
Mulling one step forward, mulling one step back
Calif. to Open Victim Compensation Funds to Prostitutes
Will be able to get help with costs if attacked on the job
