The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has lifted a ban on firearms in emergency housing parks built in the wake of Hurricane Katrina , officials announced Monday. FEMA spokesperson Butch Kinery said the complaints from...
A federal district court judge in Washington, DC has again ruled that the US Department of the Interior must disconnect computers from the Internet that have access to data related to trust accounts it administers for American...
President Bush has commended the passing of legislation shielding the firearms industry from civil lawsuits brought by cities, municipalities and victims of gun crimes and says he looks forward to signing the bill into law. The Protection...
The US Department of Justice is adopting a zero tolerance policy for anyone attempting to fraudulently acquire aid money appropriated to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Thursday. Speaking to about 100 investigators...
Motorola has filed a lawsuit against the incoming CEO of Nortel Networks , claiming the Canadian telecommunication equipment company's move to hire its former chief operating officer will inevitably result in the use and disclosure of...
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff promised Senators Tuesday that he would no longer allow non-Mexican immigrants who have entered the United States illegally to be released back into the US if they are apprehended. This so-called "catch and...
A tax panel commissioned by President Bush endorsed on Tuesday an income tax system that would drastically simplify the way Americans file their taxes. However, the amount taxpayers pay under the proposed system would not significantly change from the...
A ten-day old California law barring the sale of violent video games to minors is being challenged by trade groups associated with the entertainment industry. The Entertainment Software Association and the Video Software Dealers Association ...
Harriet Miers will not withdraw her nomination to the US Supreme Court, White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters Thursday. McClellan, when asked if Miers might withdraw her name, insisted that, "no one that knows her...
Faced with a growing problem of overcrowded jails, British officials are considering fitting some prisoners with electronic tags and releasing them, a government minister said Thursday. According to a report in the Times, the plan calls for criminals...
