The second bombing in two days has given officials cause for concern about 2014 Winter Olympics host country Russia’s ability to provide security for the upcoming games in Sochi. Monday’s bombing aboard a bus in the city of Volgograd killed 14 people. Russian...
A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Security Agency’s massive covert telephone records collection is unconstitutional, though even he expects the issue will ultimately be settled in the U.S. Supreme Court. Despite the ruling, and in anticipation of an...
In a departure from recent years, Congress seems on the verge of presenting President Obama with a budget intended to put a stop to the succession of fiscal crises and threats of government shutdown. The bipartisan budget, which is set to pass the Senate on Wednesday,...
Apparently, the 30-year-old supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, decided a public reminder of his power was in order, which was bad news for his uncle, Jang Song Thaek. The move – a public arrest at a party meeting – was allegedly due to corruption...
Unhappy with the current minimum wage, fast-food workers – spurred on by labor organizations like the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – took to the picket line Thursday in support of a $15 an hour minimum wage. SEIU leaders claimed that...
