Obama Finalizes Auto Mileage Mandate
Vehicles will have to eventually meet a standard of 54.5 miles per gallon.
Policy
Court Rules Vet Can't Sue US over Nurse's Sexual Abuse
He argued that a "special relationship" between him and the VA created a duty to protect him from being injured by VA medical staff.
Gov. Brown to Share Details of Pension Deal
Deal brokered by Democrats and union leaders to cut the state's public employee pension costs.
Illinois Governor Vetoes Gambling Expansion
Plan would have allowed five more casinos, one in Chicago.
Deaf Three Year Old Told to Change Sign of His Name
School authorities say the boy's name in sign language violates their weapons policy
Marketing Firm Assumes Rising Poverty in Europe
Adopting strategies used in Asia to cope with falling living standards
Pakistani Girl on Trial for Blasphemy is Fourteen
Family has been taken into protective custody
American Servicemen Disciplined Over Koran Burnings and Urinating on Dead Taliban Fighters
No criminal charges, reprimands and "nonjudicial punishments" issued
France Breaks Up Roma Camp
Local Mayor says the move was "completely catastrophic" for families
Two Have Died From Rodent Borne Disease in Yosemite
Visitors warned to check for flu-like symptoms
Johnson on GOP Immigration Policy: "It Borders on Racist"
The Libertarian Party presidential nominee attacks the GOP immigration policy proposal
Cuban Exile Willing To Fund Lohan Statue
Statue would replace the statue of Che currently under consideration
Greece to Set Up Special Zones to Attract Private Investment
Doesn't consider making the country as a whole one of the planned "special economic zones"
Liberians Asked To Grow Their Own Food
Government officials made the suggestion amid food price predictions
Prayer Ban "Absurd"
American Taliban fighter has complained over a recent ruling forbidding him and other muslim prisoners from praying daily together
Iran Sending Elite Troops to Syria
Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard have confirmed Tehran's support for its ally
Israeli Court Rules Against Rachel Corrie's Family
American activist was killed by an IDF bulldozer in 2003
Apple Seeks U.S. Ban of Eight Samsung Smartphones
Salt in the wound after winning $1 billion from the South Korean competitor
Someone's Watching
If consumers are annoyed with a merchant's monitoring, they can buy elsewhere. With the intrusive state, there is nowhere to go.
Troops Who Urinated on Corpses, Burned Korans to be Punished
Two separate incidents will lead to discipline of some sort.
Oil, Soft Drink Companies Fund Calif. Tax Prop. to Avoid Becoming a Target
If increase in state sales, income taxes pass, maybe additional taxes won't focus on them.
Are Colleges Becoming a Self-Perpetuating Caste System in US?
Niall Ferguson argues they are.
LA Community Colleges Resume $6 Billion Building Projects
"Severe state cuts" -- What are those?
Shot Four Times by Undercover Deputy and Allegedly Left to Die, Seth Adams Fit the Description, Shooting Ruled Justified
More than three months after being fatally shot by an undercover Palm Beach sheriff's deputy four times in the parking lot of his family's business, the officer is cleared of any wrongdoing
Amish On Trial for "Hate Crimes"
Tech-averse sect caught up in a frenzy of nasty beard-cutting
FAA Reconsiders Restrictions on Electronic Devices
Old hodge-podge of rules is due to be revisited
Illinois Voters Focus on Pension Problems
The looming train wreck catches the public's attention
Australian State Wants To Slash Red Tape
Victoria has big plans to streamline and privatize, which might (hint, hint) be something others should consider
Alabama Medicaid On Verge of Collapse
State wants to raid a trust fund to delay the reckoning
