A judge who threatened deportation to Mexico for an illegal immigrant seeking a restraining order against her husband has been dropped from the roster of part-time judges used by the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
A Mexican man will receive $25,000 to settle a suit he filed against the city of San Luis after he was wounded by police who fired on a van filled with illegal immigrants, the city attorney said.
Does the federal government need to know whether you aced Aristotelian ethics but had to repeat introductory biology? Does it need to know your family's financial profile, how much aid you received and whether you took off a semester to help out
The dramatic outcome of the July 2, Mexican elections and its’ political consequences have exceeded all my expectations and predictions. Unfortunately, this outcome could become a drama that would eventually mimic the style of Kim Jong Il of North Ko
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer shot and killed a cell phone tower worker early Thursday morning while the man was making a routine upgrade to the network.
Ivy Leaguers were evacuated first from Lebanon by private security firms, while students from other schools had to wait days for the US Embassy to make arrangements. "Harvard, Princeton and Yale are insured by International SOS and Medex, two pr
The proposal was billed as a rare and noteworthy compromise by the administration when unveiled. But the legislation quickly came under attack as it would actually give the government greater powers to spy on Americans without court oversight.
The Algerian air force lieutenant spent more than 58 months behind bars even though the FBI formally concluded in November 2001 that he had no connection to terrorism. Believed that Benatta was the last to be released, though it is difficult to be ce
To get a warrant from the secret court that oversees such eavesdropping, said US Court of Appeals Judge Posner, the government must already know who the terrorists are. “The challenge for intelligence is not to track down known terrorists,” he said.
Amnesty International accused Yahoo, Microsoft and Google of violating human rights principles by cooperating with China's efforts to censor the Web and called on them to lobby for the release of jailed cyber-dissidents.
An evolutionary arms race between early snakes and mammals triggered the development of improved vision and large brains in primates, a radical new theory suggests. Snakes and primates share a long and intimate history, one that forced both groups to
On the eve of a high-profile meeting intended to demonstrate reconciliation among sectarian and ethnic factions ahead of a White House visit by the prime minister, senior leaders admitted to despair about the chances of averting all-out civil war. **
Days after hurricane Katrina hit, Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans looked more like a battle zone than a hospital. In those desperate conditions a doctor and 2 nurses administered lethal doses of drugs to 4 elderly patients they claimed might n
Internet buzz is that Austrailian and British forces are being sent to Baghdad Airport for redeployment to Israel. While this wouldn't surprise me I have no confirmation of this. Let me know it you come across something.
But what did Detroit know about batteries? Eberhard had squeezed 20 hours of run time out of the little power pack on his eBook. Battery efficiency was an obsession among computer engineers
Throughout America's adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. To strive for less would be
As a retired military officer and adjunct faculty teaching U.S. foreign policy for James Madison University, I became interested in why and how we really decide in this country to make war, to invade foreign lands, to build up our military in peaceti
A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's attorney said.
The USA is nearly bankrupt fighting for "democracy" in Afganistan and Iraq and Israel's enemies know it. The timing to attack Israel could not be better!
A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary.
Four U.S. soldiers accused of murdering suspected insurgents during a raid in Iraq said they were under orders to "kill all military age males," according to sworn statements obtained by The Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission today said that a popular real estate website was de facto public property, and that Commission lawyers could suppress the First Amendment rights of the site’s owners and dictate future content.
Guest speakers for the Saturday event in Houston are U.S. Congressman Ron Paul (Texas) and Jim Cabaniss, president of AVIDD, American Veterans In Domestic Defense. Note: At press time, we were still waiting for final confirmation from Ron Paul.
Surveyors will wear yellow vests and carry photo identification. Officials are NOT seeking volunteers; participants are being CHOSEN to represent the diverse population of the state.
More than 3,400 evangelical Christians have arrived in Washington to lobby lawmakers as part of the first annual summit of Christians United for Israel.
"I don't have a problem with fictionalized stories or fictionalized efforts about 9/11, because people need to be kept aware and should never forget. I just hope the truth isn't replaced by fiction, because the truth is shocking," s