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U.S. Supreme Court set to issue potentially landmark decisions in midst of election season
This just may be a "perfect storm," in terms of the number of high-profile, contentious cases set to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court this year, in the months before the U.S. presidential election. With immigration, affirmative action, and, of course, the healthcare law, the Supreme Court will be front-and-center on important campaign issues.
With graduation Sunday, University of Pittsburgh dealing with more than 100 bomb threats
More than 100 bomb threats were made against the University of Pittsburgh this semester, disrupting student life. They targeted academic buildings, dorms and have led to plans for stepped up security at the university's graduation this weekend....
Arizona's immigration law is back in court, "self-deportation" on the rise
The Supreme Court heard arguments around the Arizona anti illegal-immigration law SB 1070 on Wednesday. The hearing comes amid new statistics showing a dramatic decrease in Mexican migration to the US, and reports of immigrants leaving Arizona....
Government budget shortfalls lead to risky cuts in certified court interpreter budgets
In Nevada, like many places around the country, government budgets are facing cuts. Some of those cuts are being made in the fees paid to certified court interpreters. But rather than take lower wages, some interpreters are choosing to walk away. That can have real consequences for the criminal justice system....
VIDEO: Obama outlines proposals to combat global atrocities, rights violations
President Barack Obama says preventing atrocities and violence globally is a core national security interest of the United States -- something that will be an emphasis of his foreign policy going forward. He outlined his previous commitment and new steps in a meeting at the Holocaust Museum....
Sarkozy first French incumbent president to lose in first round of elections
Nicholas Sarkosy has a tough battle in front of him if he wants to remain in office when the second, runoff round of the presidential elections happens on May 6. His challenger, Francois Hollande, has promised to reverse some of the austerity measures championed by Sarkozy....
Spanish king forced to apologize in wake of African elephant hunting junket
Spanish King Juan Carlos is generally popular with his people. On Wednesday, however, he was forced to apologize in the wake of a scandal over an all-expenses-paid hunting trip to Africa, where he shot and killed elephants....
Graphic photos of U.S. troops with Afghan bodies published
An anonymous soldier sent The Los Angeles Times a series of 18 graphic photographers of United States military personnel posing with Afghan corpses. On Wednesday, the newspaper published a selection of those photos. The Pentagon has condemned the images and has launched a criminal investigation....
Secret Service prostitution scandal widens, additional information comes out
As the Secret Service and Department of Defense investigations into inappropriate conduct with prostitutes in Colombia continues, new details are starting to emerge. Might this, just the latest but probably most severe embarrassment for the Secret Service under director Mark Sullivan, cost the director his job?...
If proven true, consequences of Secret Service prostitution scandal could be far-reaching
A group of 11 Secret Service agents are on a paid suspension while the agency investigates allegations of excessive drinking and prostitution while the agents were in Colombia in advance of President Barack Obama's trip there for the Summit of the Americas....
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