Economy

Bill would outlaw abortion for sex selection

Congress is set to wade into one of the most sensitive topics in the abortion debate, with a House vote Wednesday on a bill that would ban abortions that are performed solely because of an unborn child's sex.

Pro-life advocates say sex-selection abortion amounts to a "war on baby girls," ...

Bill would outlaw abortion for sex selection

Congress is set to wade into one of the most sensitive topics in the abortion debate, with a House vote Wednesday on a bill that would ban abortions that are performed solely because of an unborn child's sex.

Pro-life advocates say sex-selection abortion amounts to a "war on baby girls," ...

Suspended GSA executive back on the job

More than a month after he was put on leave when a video surfaced showing him joking about the lavish spending — $823,000 — at a taxpayer-funded General Services Administration conference in Las Vegas, a top official at the agency has quietly returned to his job.

David Foley, deputy commissioner ...

Suspended GSA executive back on the job

More than a month after he was put on leave when a video surfaced showing him joking about the lavish spending — $823,000 — at a taxpayer-funded General Services Administration conference in Las Vegas, a top official at the agency has quietly returned to his job.

David Foley, deputy commissioner ...

Specialty license plate revenue gets little oversight

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's specialty-license-plate program has raised roughly $250 million for a variety of popular causes, from promoting the arts to preserving Lake Tahoe. Yet there is virtually no independent oversight of how organizations spend the money.

Groups participating in the program must report annually to the state Department ...

Specialty license plate revenue gets little oversight

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's specialty-license-plate program has raised roughly $250 million for a variety of popular causes, from promoting the arts to preserving Lake Tahoe. Yet there is virtually no independent oversight of how organizations spend the money.

Groups participating in the program must report annually to the state Department ...

Eight more states receive No Child waiver

ATLANTA — Maryland is one of another eight states gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday.

The Education Department also has approved waivers for Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island. Eighteen other states and Washington, D.C., ...

Eight more states receive No Child waiver

ATLANTA — Maryland is one of another eight states gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday.

The Education Department also has approved waivers for Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island. Eighteen other states and Washington, D.C., ...

American Scene: LAPD allowed Manson family member recordings

PLANO — Los Angeles police are entitled to audio recordings of conversations between a Manson family member and his attorney, a Texas judge ruled Tuesday.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brenda T. Rhoades of Plano granted the request, allowing police to obtain the eight cassette tapes containing hours of talks between Charles ...

American Scene: LAPD allowed Manson family member recordings

PLANO — Los Angeles police are entitled to audio recordings of conversations between a Manson family member and his attorney, a Texas judge ruled Tuesday.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brenda T. Rhoades of Plano granted the request, allowing police to obtain the eight cassette tapes containing hours of talks between Charles ...

Tussle over letter from Malcolm X

ALBANY, N.Y. — The son of Malcolm X's biographer is asking Syracuse University to hand over a letter in which the slain black activist writes about his shifting views on race relations, claiming his family is the rightful owner.

Malcolm X wrote to Alex Haley, his collaborator for "The Autobiography ...

Tussle over letter from Malcolm X

ALBANY, N.Y. — The son of Malcolm X's biographer is asking Syracuse University to hand over a letter in which the slain black activist writes about his shifting views on race relations, claiming his family is the rightful owner.

Malcolm X wrote to Alex Haley, his collaborator for "The Autobiography ...

Top GSA official returns to work after opulent Vegas conference

More than a month after he was put on leave when a video surfaced showing him joking about the lavish spending at a taxpayer-funded General Services Administration (GSA) $823,000 conference in Las Vegas, a top official at the agency has quietly returned to his job.

David Foley, deputy commissioner of ...

Judge's ruling stops construction of Tenn. mosque

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge in Tennessee ruled Tuesday that the public wasn't properly notified about a meeting at which local officials approved the plan for a proposed mosque, meaning construction of the disputed project will be stopped.

The new facility for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro was one ...

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