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Why some people camped out all night at California DMV offices

Undocumented immigrants in California now have a privilege most Americans have: the right to apply for a drivers' license.

Why some people camped out all night at California DMV offices

Why is the world facing a possible US default with a yawn?

Why is the world facing a possible US default with a yawn?

Here's how a controversial work of art healed America after Vietnam

Here's how a controversial work of art healed America after Vietnam

Why are black people four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana crimes?

Why are black people four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana crimes?

President Obama Expected to Nominate 3 to U.S. Court of Appeals

President Obama Expected to Nominate 3 to U.S. Court of Appeals

Hearings for Obama Judicial Nominee Begin Today

Hearings for Obama Judicial Nominee Begin Today

Military Suicide Among Soldiers Who Haven't Deployed

The latest figures confirm a confusing fact: Most soldiers who kill themselves have never deployed to a combat zone, and the vast majority have never been in battle at all.

Military Suicide Among Soldiers Who Haven't Deployed

Gun Control Proposals and the Second Amendment

Gun Control Proposals and the Second Amendment

President Barack Obama says 'best yet to come' after winning re-election

President Barack Obama on Tuesday won a second term, powered by a coalition of minority and youth voters. In a rousing speech to his supporters, he told Americans the "best is yet to come." The Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate, while Republicans control the House of Representatives.

President Barack Obama says 'best yet to come' after winning re-election

Historian reflects on George McGovern's enduring impact on presidential politics

George McGovern, in 1972, lost his bid to be elected president in a landslide. But four years earlier, he led a commission that totally changed how presidential party nominees are chosen. That system remains in place to day and is, perhaps, one of McGovern's most enduring legacies. He died this weekend, at age 90.

Historian reflects on George McGovern's enduring impact on presidential politics

How Important Is Early Voting?

How Important Is Early Voting?

Handful of public high school imposing entrance exams for interested students

Some of America's best public schools aren't open to everyone. In fact, these schools often take just 10 percent of applicants — or less. These selective schools are part of a new trend in education to refocus attention on students at the top of the class, and make sure they get the education they need to succeed.

Handful of public high school imposing entrance exams for interested students
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Europeans Discovering American Craft Beers

Sales of American craft beer are exploding in Europe, up 52 percent last year according to the trade group the Brewers Association. The biggest sales are coming from Sweden and the UK.

Europeans Discovering American Craft Beers

4 ways the face of America is changing, according to new Census data

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data for 2011 that go a long way in describing the shifts in American demographics. We're becoming more multicultural, we're becoming younger, but only in certain places. In fact, white Americans are becoming less numerous, and certainly as a portion of the school-age group.

4 ways the face of America is changing, according to new Census data

Mitt Romney Sweeps Wisconsin, Maryland and District of Columbia

Mitt Romney Sweeps Wisconsin, Maryland and District of Columbia