A federal judge blocked parts of Indiana’s new immigration law Friday.
Jun
23
President Obama told troops at Fort Drumm that those who have fought in Afghanistan have turned a corner in the country, and that the U.S. can begin to pull troops out.
Jun
23
Census demographers say the numbers showing minority groups outnumber whites among babies under age 2 provide the clearest confirmation yet of a changing social order, one in which racial and ethnic minorities will become the U.S. majority by midcentury.
Jun
22
Rep. John Tierney is hosting a fundraiser Friday night on “Women Taking the Lead,” but don’t expect his wife — listed on the invitation — to attend since she’s under house arrest.
Jun
22
Thousands of low-income Planned Parenthood of Indiana patients were left fending for themselves Tuesday to pay for birth control, breast exams, Pap tests and other medical services while a court battle continued over a new state law that eliminated the organization’s Medicaid funding.
Jun
21
U.S. military personnel serving in the Libya mission are receiving hazard pay, though the Obama administration continues to claim the air campaign against Muammar al-Qaddafi’s forces does not amount to “hostilities.”
Jun
20
Since the spring of 1967, the “consumer confidence” measure has become a reliable, though not infallible, indicator of how likely consumers are to spend their disposable income. For much of 2011, however, consumer confidence has been lower than what it was for the same time frame in 2010.
Jun
20
Aides to Texas Gov. Rick Perry said they are scrambling to determine the logistical challenges he would face in making a late entry to the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, the latest sign he is serious about joining the contest.
Jun
19
Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates says U.S. forces are doing a great job in Afghanistan, and people need to be patient and “consider the consequences of failure” if the U.S. were to pull out prematurely.
Jun
18
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas has won the presidential straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference.