Politics
Top Stories
-
Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers
-
Whatever cause, Washington state bridge collapse points to bigger problems
-
Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee
-
Md. suspect is son of Bush White House official
-
Military will look into whether judge’s comments meant tainted trials
-
Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
-
Andre' challenges Gulfport Ward 2 City Council results
GULFPORT -- Ward 2 City Council candidate David Andre' is challenging the results of the Republican primary, which he officially lost by two votes to incumbent Councilman Ricky Dombrowski.
-
Diamondhead POA won't enforce political signs, solicitation rules
The Diamondhead Property Owner's Association said Friday it will allow political signs in yards there, and also allow candidates to go door-to-door soliciting votes while a lawsuit over the POA's prohibitions on those activities is ongoing.
-
IRS replaces official who revealed targeting
The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago.
Politics
-
POLITICS
Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair America."
-
POLITICS
Interpol rejects Russia bid to locate UK investor
The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to locate and arrest a Britain-based investor who is a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's regime.
-
POLITICS
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
-
POLITICS
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."
-
CELEBRITIES
First lady to students: 'I have failed at things'
Failure is OK, but continuing to work hard is more important, Michelle Obama said Friday.
-
POLITICS
After failure on gun legislation, Obama learning limits of his power
Six months after his triumphant re-election, President Barack Obama has run into the hard reality of the modern presidency.
-
POLITICS
Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup
The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington D.C.-based environmental organization, released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International Coastal Cleanup. More than 10 million pounds of debris was collected globally, with more than 769,000 pounds collected in California alone. The most common...
-
POLITICS
Marijuana is drug most often linked to crime, study finds
Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a “bumper-sticker approach” that should be avoided.
-
POLITICS
Scandal draws questions about IRS role in enforcing Obamacare
The blossoming IRS scandal over the targeting of conservative groups is provoking new scrutiny and terse questions about the agency’s role in shaping and implementing the controversial new national health care law, with the biggest changes set to begin next year.
-
POLITICS
What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?
President Barack Obama's pledge to more narrowly restrict and monitor the country's use of drones to strike targets overseas may garner some applause from allies abroad. But he was careful not to overpromise, signaling that the CIA's covert war in Pakistan is likely to continue at least for now.


