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Obama 'Scheming' on Immigrant Amnesty? Memo Draws Republican Fire
Critics of President Obama's immigration policy have pounced on an internal government memo they say shows the administration is trying to circumvent Congress on immigration reform and avoid deporting some illegal immigrants.
An undated, internal draft memo by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services leaked... More »
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July Is Deadliest Month of Afghan War for US
Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. More »
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Arizona Immigration Law Protesters Flood Streets Despite Injunction
Despite a judge's ruling to delay enforcement of most of Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants, protesters against the law descended on Phoenix.
Hundreds gathered at the federal courthouse at dawn. Others beat... More »
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An Immigrant's Story: Smuggled by 'Coyotes' in Search of Better Life
Juan Garcia talks openly about his illicit, harrowing overnight excursion through the Sonoran desert from Mexico into Arizona. More »
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Judge Puts Hold on Key Arizona Immigration Law Provisions
Arizona's tough new immigration law was just hours away from taking effect when a federal judge issued an injunction today blocking key portions of the law from being enforced.
Among the provisions U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton put on hold are... More »
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Plane Crash in Pakistan Kills 152 People
A government official says all 152 people on board a plane that crashed in the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital were killed. More »
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Maryland: Suspect Named in Possible Serial Mother-Daughter Killings
Authorities are hoping they have the answer to a question that has plagued them since early 2009: Who killed two mother-daughter pairs in a two-month period in suburban Maryland?
Jason Thomas Scott, 27, was charged today in the murder of... More »
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Dealing With Federal Debt Likely To Require Tax Hikes, Spending Cuts
On both sides of the aisle, lawmakers are coming to terms with hard political fact: services are going to have to be cut and taxes are going to have to go up to keep the $13 trillion-plus national debt from skyrocketing into infinity and beyond. More »
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White House: WikiLeak Release 'Alarming,' Illegal but Unrevealing
The White House and its international partners today sharply condemned a whistle-blower website's publication of more than 90,000 top-secret U.S. military records on Afghanistan and braced for the release of up to 15,000 more, as the leak reverberates around the world.
About 92,000 records reveal six years of classified information on war.
"Our reaction to this type of material -- a breach of federal law -- is always... More »
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BP CEO Tony Hayward Out? Decision Could Come Today
As speculation strengthens that today will be BP CEO Tony Hayward's last day, some are already looking forward to his yet-unnamed successor. More »
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