Report: Aurora Shooter's Psychatrist Warned School
Six weeks before shooting, University's threat assessment team contacted.
Policy
Professor's E-mail Included Threat to Kill 200 Students
UC Irvine associate professor held without bail.
Tea Party, NAACP, Sierra Club Teamed Up to Kill Atlanta Transportation Tax
$7.2 billion measure failed with 63 percent voting no.
A Look Inside New Jersey Town's Land Grab for Private Developers
Mount Holly Gardens tries to get poor minorities out of their homes in the name of redevelopment.
Officials Like Scheme To Seize Mortgages
Never mind that it's nutty, politicians are getting enthusiastic about a plan to use eminent domain to grab mortgages
TSA Tweaks Procedures
In an effort to make passage through the airport security-theater gauntlet a tad faster, the Transportation Security Administration is easing scrutiny of kids and seniors
Slovakia To Seize Private Health Insurers
The climate looks decidedly unhealthy for private health care as Slovakia prepares to grab the country's two insurance firms
Europeans Flee Europe
With few prospects at home, young Europeans are looking elsewhere for opportunity
Port Tax Report Sparks Bureaucratic Tussle
The Federal Maritime Commission is squabbling internally over its own report that high taxes drive shipping to the Great White North
Ron Paul's Delegate Fight with the GOP
Paul's state victories are getting mired in legal and political challenges.
Free (Sort of) Birth Control, Courtesy of Obama
Eight health benefits targeted at women kick in today, under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, which puts the costs on employers and insurers
No School Transfers for White Kids
A 1960s court ruling limits transfers from failing Rayville Elementary School to minority students only
Glenn Greenwald: The Unthinkable Becomes Mainstream
Living long enough with even the most horrendous ideas gets you used to them
TSA, Union, Wrangle Over Labor Contract
The union representing the folks who make travel such an intimate experience is back at the negotiating table with the Transportation Security Administration
Arizona Sheriff Tripped Up by Big Mouth
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's habit of saying outrageous things to journalists is't helping him as he faces a lawsuit for racial profiling
White House Acknowledges That Iran Sanctions Don't Work
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has said that the White House agrees with Prime Minister Netanyahu that sanctions against Iran are not working.
Man Gets 125 Years for Gun Theft
Christopher Nichols has received a sentence almost a century longer than those who used the gun in a murder.
DOJ Closes Two Marijuana Dispensaries
Federal Officers threatened the owners of the two dispensaries with property seizure if they did not leave the premises.
Stop Complaining About Outsourcing
Both Obama and Romney are sowing the seeds of a trade war.
Not On My Dime
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation that would have allowed disabled children to be educated at private schools on taxpayers' money.
State Department Terrorism Report: We're Winning, They're Adapting, Still No End in Sight
State Department's latest report says Al-Qaeda and affiliates weakened, but still adaptive and growing stronger.
Power Finally Restored in India
The two day blackout is over after leaving 600 million without power.
First Hurdle Cleared in Implementing Pension Reform in San Diego, But Big Ruling Still to Come
Judge allows transition to 401(k) programs for new city employees to begin.
Netanyahu: Time is Running Out to Deal With Iran
The Israeli Prime Minister has told Secretary of Defense Panetta that sanctions and diplomacy have failed.
Court Orders The Department of Homeland Security to Answer Petition
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has demanded that the petition regarding body scanners in airports be dealt with.
Colombia Changes Stance on Drugs
The government has decided drug addiction should be treated as a public health issue, not a crime.
European Markets Nervous
Recent comments on the bailout fund from German politicians worry investors.
Bolivia To Expel Coca-Cola
The global brand will no longer be welcome at the end of the Mayan calendar.
July Bloodiest Month in Iraq For Two Years
Over 300 people were killed last month, most were civilians.
Liberals Discover Their Inner Dick Cheney
Four years later, they have decided he was right all along.
Farmers: EPA Regulations Driving Food Prices Up
Subsidizing the production of ethanol would raise the price of food? Can you even call that an unintended consequence?
Man Arrested For Walking Into Colorado Movie Theater Armed
Man was disarmed and arrested, areas were evacuated, handgun was confiscated, police reviewing case. Colorado is allegedly an open-carry state.
Newark to Switzerland Flight Diverted Over Unattended Camera
Sometimes it feels like the terrorists won
UK Judge Rules Baby Must Die
A one-year-old in a comatose state will be taken off of life support despite the parents wishes. Doctors said recovery was unrealistic and a judge agreed.
Freedom Makes All the Difference
Mitt Romney's controversial comments about economic development overlooked a key variable.
Ontario Fails To Shield Voter Info - Still
After losing memory sticks full of data on millions of voters, the agency responsible for elections in Ontario, Canada, hasn't encrypted anything
School Choice Waived
Because of a federal waiver, failing schools in Augusta County, Virginia, will no longer have to offer options to students and their families
Bittersweet Celebration for New Charter Schools
While mourning the defeat of a bill that would have further expanded school choice in Maine, fans of expanded options welcome two new charter schools
Bill Targets Government-Employed Tax Evaders
Government employees who illegally evade federal taxes would no longer be eligible for employment by that same government
Cops Charged for "Death Race" Caper
Providing a high-speed escort for a caravan of luxury cars lands two New Jersey State Police officers in hot water
