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Published February 20, 2013
While New York has imposed a moratorium on fracking, in next-door Pennsylvania the industry is taking off.
Published January 30, 2013
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, state legislatures across the nation are debating how best to protect children against the horror that took place at Sandy Hook elementary school.
Published September 11, 2012
Abraham Kirk was a union welder at Chrysler in Illinois. During the downsizing in 2009, he took a buyout, but was unable to find another good paying job in Rockford.
Published August 13, 2012
With the political conventions now less than two weeks away, voters are asking what the candidates are pledging to do to keep gas prices from spiking again and slowing down the economic recovery.
Published August 01, 2012
It used to be that taking a bite of a chicken sandwich just meant you were hungry. Now it has become a symbol of whether you stand for or against same-sex marriage, or – alternately – the right to express your personal views without fear of retaliation.
Published July 31, 2012
Gay marriage is arguably a bigger wedge in this year's presidential race than it ever has been thanks to President Obama's endorsement.
Published July 25, 2012
Three months after it promised to work with DeKalb County, county officials complain that the state of Alabama has dragged its feet over what would seem to be the simplest of requests -- signs directing people to a tornado shelter.
Published July 19, 2012
A House Homeland Security Subcommittee today heard sharp warnings about the plan to allow drones to fly widely in US airspace starting in 2015.
Published June 27, 2012
The DEA and Florida law enforcement today shut down a state-wide ring of alleged pill mills that, according to police, were partially owned by two firefighters from Pompano beach.
Published June 25, 2012
With the right equipment, anyone can take control of a GPS-guided drone and make it do anything they want it to -- a gaping hole in the security of military drones, experts say.