Los Angeles - A national study widely considered to be an important indicator of youth drug abuse showed progress with some drugs but widespread problems with marijuana and prescription or over-the-counter drugs. Full Story »
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Chicago - Dropping Tiger Woods is not as easy as taking down a few billboards or canceling a media campaign. Full Story »
Washington - President Obama summoned the nation’s top financial executives to the White House today for a little jaw-boning on how they can help rebuild the economy. Full Story »
Washington - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I) of Connecticut has emerged as perhaps the key player in the fate of healthcare reform legislation in the Senate – infuriating many Democrats, who accuse him of acting less out of a sense of principle than a desire to protect insurance companies, a key industry in his state. Full Story »
Kabul, Afghanistan - The full complement of American forces deploying to Afghanistan under President Obama’s new strategy will not arrive until November, a top commander here said. Full Story »
By electing Annise Parker mayor Saturday, Houston became the largest city in the United States to elect an openly gay candidate. More broadly, however, the city threw into sharp relief the conflicted – though not necessarily contradictory – stance that defines many Americans’ attitudes toward the gay and lesbian community. Full Story »
On Capitol Hill these days, the Republican Party seems to be solidly (if stolidly) united. Full Story »
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to have a new enforcement priority: undocumented foreign nationals with criminal records. In what is reportedly the largest such operation ever, the ICE arrested 286 immigrants with criminal records in a three-day sweep in California that ended Thursday night. Full Story »
The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill aimed at preventing a repeat of the financial crisis that shook the global economy in the fall of 2008. The sweeping measure would transform the regulatory landscape for banks and other financial firms. Full Story »
Washington - Days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox arrived in Hawaii. He'd been sent by President Roosevelt himself, with simple instructions: find out what happened, and how. Full Story »
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