December 20, 2015 US-Mexico border groups want efficient crossings Under the watch of a Border Patrol agent, U.S. and Mexican pastors set up two small altars -- one on each side of a towering border fence -- for their Sunday service that spans two countries.
December 20, 2015 North Carolina law prohibits police from destroying guns A new law going into effect this week in North Carolina law prohibits law enforcement from destroying unclaimed guns and firearms acquired through gun buyback programs.
December 20, 2015 California county votes for secession from state, cites overregulation Supervisors in a far Northern California county where residents are fed up with what they see as a lack of representation at the state capitol and overregulation have voted in favor of separating from the state.
December 20, 2015 Vote set for proposed new state in northern Colorado Voters in Colorado's Weld County in November will consider a proposal backed by several other counties to form a new state called North Colorado.
December 20, 2015 Texas backs down from effort to block Syrian refugees Texas backed down Friday from efforts to block six Syrian refugees from resettling in Dallas after the Obama administration reiterated in federal court that the state had no authority to do so.
December 20, 2015 Louisiana Gov. Jindal sues federal government over Common Core Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration in federal court Wednesday, claiming that the Department of Education has illegally manipulated grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the controversial Common Core standards.
December 20, 2015 California battle over concealed-weapon rights could be headed for Supreme Court The Supreme Court has turned aside all Second Amendment challenges since a pair of landmark rulings in 2008 and 2009 confirmed the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms. But some believe a California case could make the high court return to the controversial area and determine whether gun ownership rights extend beyond the corners of one's home.
December 20, 2015 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn anti-violence spending didn't pull big votes An analysis shows that Gov. Pat Quinn's troubled anti-violence program, which critics have called a "political slush fund," didn't do him much good in his 2010 campaign.
December 20, 2015 Unenforceable ban on atheists holding public office still on the books in 8 states Provisions barring atheists from holding public office remain on the books in Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
December 20, 2015 What happens to your online accounts when you die? When you die, should your loved ones have access to your Facebook, Gmail and other online accounts?
