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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is partially lifting the lid of secrecy on its counterterrorism campaign against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia by formally acknowledging for the first time that it is conducting lethal attacks in those countries....

MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- From the moment 73-year-old Carl Ericsson rang his old high school classmate's doorbell in January, verified the man's identity and then shot him dead, the question had been what prompted him to confront a man he hadn't even spoken to in years....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles County court system began handing out layoff notices Friday as plunging budgets set in motion major reductions....

Mac Slavo | CFR proposes that the U.S. Army be used to plan, command, and carry out (with the help of civilian law enforcement) domestic police missions.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- The former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his roommate will likely be released from prison Tuesday after serving 20 days of a 30-day sentence....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Immediately embraced by Hispanics, the extraordinary step touched off an election-year confrontation with congressional Republicans....

Kurt Nimmo | Plan to impose a dictatorship on America now approaching its zenith.

NEW YORK (AP) -- When President Barack Obama came to New York City this week, his first stop was at that tall building under construction at the corner of West and Vesey streets....

Telegraph.co.uk | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, "mastermind behind 9/11," was denied request to wear military-style camouflage clothes to court.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama responded angrily to a reporter from a conservative online publication who interrupted him during remarks on immigration in the White House Rose Garden....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Immediately embraced by Hispanics, the extraordinary step touched off an election-year confrontation with congressional Republicans....

London Telegraph | Consideration to take equity in state-owned banks to help Dublin return to bond markets and avoid a second bailout next year.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan is fighting off a congressional ethics investigation linked to a former business partner and campaign donations. Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters is battling a charge of impropriety about work she might have done to benefit her husband....

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A body found in thick brush Friday morning is believed to be that of a special forces soldier-turned-trauma surgeon who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt after the killing of his ex-girlfriend at a hospital, police said....

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A body found in thick brush Friday morning is believed to be that of a special forces soldier-turned-trauma surgeon who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt after the killing of his ex-girlfriend at a hospital, police said.

Authorities had been searching for 49-year-old Dr. Timothy Jorden ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers huddled behind closed doors Friday as they prepared to vote on their plan to balance a $15.7 billion deficit before they run up against a constitutional deadline and risk losing their pay....

London Telegraph | Osborne unveils £140bn scheme to kick-start stagnant economy.

A.M. Freyed | UN seeding high-tech “company towns” around the world.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republicans set out a bold conservative agenda after taking control of state capitols across the Midwest and South in the last general election. They wanted to cut taxes and spending, put new limits on labor unions, crack down on illegal immigrants and give parents more alternatives to traditional public schools....

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have scheduled a Friday budget vote on their plan to balance a $15.7 billion deficit as they run up against a constitutional deadline or risk losing their pay.

With Gov. Jerry Brown refusing to sign off on their plan, Democratic leaders said they would work ...