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Five Myths About Illegal Immigration From US Government 5-10-10

When Diversity Displaces America's Language and Culture 8-30-10

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco's sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to false imprisonment, thus avoiding a domestic violence trial that could have cost him his job and ending the public airing of a personal drama worthy of the Venezuela telenovela that his wife once starred in.

Ross Mirkarimi, 50, accepted the ...

Setting the stage for America's degraded future, Part 3, 12-20-10

LOS ANGELES — Calling it unreasonably lenient, a federal appeals court on Monday overturned a 22-year prison sentence for "millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam, who was stopped with a carload of explosive materials before he could kill people at Los Angeles International Airport in 1999.

In a 7-4 split decision, the ...

Students aren't the only ones who hate going to school.

An increasing number of teachers don't like their jobs and are considering a new line of work, according to a major survey by MetLife.

The study, which sampled more than 1,000 instructors in kindergarten through 12th grade, found that only ...

In another blow to the natural gas extraction technique known as fracking, officials in Ohio now say wastewater produced by the popular process is likely responsible for a rash of recent earthquakes.

The conclusions will almost surely fuel a debate over the tradeoffs between economic rewards and environmental risks that ...

According to NASA, Christmas can go ahead this year — the world will not end on Dec. 21.

In a recent YouTube video, one of the agency's top scientists debunks various doomsday theories linked to the supposed end of the Mayan calendar. While some expect planetary collisions, massive solar storms ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Jurors in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man will not hear directly from the defendant.

Dharun Ravi's defense lawyer rested his case Monday without calling Mr. Ravi to testify.

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Corrupt congress wasting taxpayer trillions 4-11-11

YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Long before Richard Nixon rose to power and fell from grace, the future president was just another man in love.

Decades before he became known to some as "Tricky Dick," Nixon was the one coining nicknames (sweet ones) for his future bride, in gushy love notes ...

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Monday struck down the state's voter identification law less than a week after another judge temporarily stopped it, complicating plans for state officials who want the law in place for the upcoming presidential primary.

Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess issued the permanent ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A computer specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going to court over allegations that he was wrongfully terminated because of his belief in intelligent design.

Openings statements in the lawsuit by David Coppedge were expected Monday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Mr. Coppedge, who ...

Water: The Next Great Predicament for America 8-1-11

GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has ruled that Chicago-based Boeing received far fewer illegal government subsidies than its European arch-rival Airbus over more than a quarter-century, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Monday.

Mr. Kirk called the ruling "a tremendous victory for American manufacturers and workers" after a ...

NEW BRUNWSICK, N.J. — Jurors in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another will not hear directly from the defendant.

Indian-born Dharun Ravi's defense lawyer rested his case Monday without calling Ravi to testify.

The ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State trustees, faced with continued alumni and student criticism for firing football coach Joe Paterno, released a statement Monday intended to underscore their rationale for his ouster: "failure of leadership" for his actions following a reported sex assault involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky.

The ...

YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Long before Richard Nixon rose to power and fell from grace, he was just another man in love.

Decades before he became known to some as "Tricky Dick," Nixon was the one penning nicknames (sweet ones) to his future bride in gushy love notes that reveal ...

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. — War correspondent Marie Colvin is being laid to rest in the Long Island community of her childhood where she first decided to become a reporter.

A funeral is being held Monday at St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church for the Sunday Times of London journalist killed while ...

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A judge heard arguments Monday but opted not to rule immediately on how much information former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky should get in advance of his trial on child sex abuse charges.

Judge John Cleland gave no indication when he would rule on arguments ...