Nation & World Illinois House approves use of medical marijuana The proposed legislation creates a four-year pilot program that requires patients and caregivers to undergo background checks, limits the amount… April 17, 2013
Nation & World Appeals court hears challenge to gay therapy ban It’s the “pivot point” of the legal debate, Judge Morgan Christen of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said… April 17, 2013
Nation & World Arizona moves to force sale of turned-in guns In Arizona, however, the Republican-controlled Legislature is now moving to save such guns. Prompted by a gun buyback event in… April 17, 2013
Nation & World Britain’s Iron Lady laid to rest with full pomp Alastair Grant/Associated Press<br><br>Mark Thatcher and his wife, Sarah, watch as the coffin of his mother, former British Prime Minister Margaret… April 17, 2013
Nation & World Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. waits for an elevator on Capitol Hill in Washington after speaking about gun legislation on the… April 17, 2013
Nation & World Conflicting reports of arrest in Boston bombings Shannon Walsh, 15, places flowers on a memorial to Boston Marathon bombing victim, Martin Richard, 8, near the Richard family… April 17, 2013
Nation & World Fertilizer plant blast injures dozens of people in Texas Among the damaged buildings was the West Rest Haven Nursing Home, from which first responders evacuated 133 patients, some in… April 16, 2013
Nation & World Letter with ricin sent to Miss. senator An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials… April 16, 2013
Nation & World American Airlines halts flights, passengers stuck A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said American asked to halt its flights until 5 p.m. EDT. Flights into… April 16, 2013
Nation & World Boston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers A mourner places a note with flowers at a police barricade near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in… April 16, 2013
Nation & World Left, right criticize new immigration bill To some immigration advocates, it’s unnecessarily punitive. The Senate’s new bipartisan immigration bill drew criticism from the right and from… April 15, 2013
Nation & World Letter to senator tests for ricin A U.S. Capitol Police hazmat vehicle is parked at a mail processing center for Congressional mail in Hyattsville, Md., where… April 15, 2013
Nation & World In Boston, now comes the who and why Feds: Bombs may have been in pressure cookers April 15, 2013
Nation & World Gun background-check deal may be in jeopardy in Senate The bill written by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., would extend gun background checks to… April 15, 2013
Nation & World Car-bombings kill 55 in Iraq Attacks come less than a week ahead of elections April 15, 2013
Nation & World Lawyer: Assaulted teen had drawings, name on body Sheila Pott, mother of Audrie Pott who committed suicide after a sexual assault, stands by a photograph of her daughter… April 15, 2013
Nation & World Judge rules in favor of lesbians suing Hawaii B&B The Hawaii First Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of a Southern California couple who sued Aloha Bed & Breakfast… April 15, 2013
Nation & World Boston Marathon bombing kills 3 than 140 injured; 2 undetonated devices found nearby after twin explosions rock Copley Square April 14, 2013
Nation & World Bieber’s Anne Frank comment sets off storm visits Holocaust victim’s museum and writes note April 14, 2013
Nation & World Germany’s anti-euro party grows The new anti-Euro party ‘Alternative fuer Deutschland’ (Alternative for Germany) had to open a second room to squeeze in more… April 13, 2013
Nation & World Study: Likely tax cheats do business in the South, West You might also be wary if youre a small-business owner in one of dozens of communities near San Francisco, Houston,… April 13, 2013
Nation & World Firearms debate revives questions on self-defense Eric Martin explains how he chased down an intruder at his home recently and held him at gunpoint with a… April 13, 2013
Nation & World Conn. mom pleads for gun control of son killed in Newtown writes remarks for Web address April 13, 2013
Nation & World After search, Texas man charged with threat Eric Williams, 46, was admitted to the Kaufman County Jail early Saturday morning, jail records show. Bond was set at… April 13, 2013