Conn. Governor Set to Sign Gun Control Law
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was expected to sign a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school …
North Korea Still Far from Backing up Nuke Threats
Despite the bluster, it could be years before North Korea completes the laborious process of creating more weaponized fuel.
Miss. Lawmakers OK Restrictions on Abortion Drugs
A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says a physician would have to be present when a woman takes abortion-inducing drugs.
Court Hears Case of Woman Accused in Stillbirth
Prosecutors urged the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow them to pursue a manslaughter charge against a Lamar County woman whose child was stillborn and had taken drugs during her pregnancy.
Miss. Lawmakers OK Partially State-Funded Pre-K
Mississippi government would directly fund a limited preschool program for the first time under a bill on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant.
Ala. Legislature OKs Stricter Abortion Standards
Alabama lawmakers late Tuesday gave final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions.
Immigration Bill Envisions New Farm Worker Program
Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely …
Decades After King's Death, Memphis Jobs at Risk
They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation department that treated them with indifference bordering on …
U.S. Moves on N. Korea Aimed at Deterring New Leader
The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula—first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships—is as much about psychological war as real …
High-Profile Rapes Threaten India Tourism Business
A fatal gang rape in New Delhi didn't deter Germans Carolina De Paolo and Canan Wahner from traveling to India for a six-week tour.
Obama to Press for Gun Measures in Colorado
Obama is visiting Denver Wednesday, stepping up his call for universal background checks for gun buyers.
Mississippi House Passes Charter Schools Bill
House members voted 62-56 Tuesday with no debate to approve a House-Senate agreement on House Bill 369.
NRA Study Suggests Trained, Armed School Staffers
The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train selected staffers as armed security officers.
Customers Pack Conn. Gun Stores After Deal on Laws
Customers packed gun stores around Connecticut on Tuesday ahead of a vote expected to bring sweeping changes to the state's gun control laws, including a ban on the sale of …
U.S. Construction Up 1.2 Percent in February
Spending on U.S. construction projects rebounded in February, helped by a surge in home construction, which rose to the highest level in more than four years.
