Members of a Christian Science church are suing Washington for declaring their sanctuary a historical landmark, preventing them from tearing it down to build a new one. The city wants to preserve the building as an example of Brutalist architecture.
Sen. Ted Stevens has lost a bid to move his corruption trial from Washington to his home state of Alaska. The Republican lawmaker had said both the witnesses and his campaign for re-election were in Alaska. The trial is due to start next month.
Electric hybrid cars are quiet, and all-electric cars are even quieter. While all that's nice for passengers, it can be dangerous for pedestrians. California's legislature has passed a bill to ensure that the vehicles make enough noise that they'll be heard by sight-impaired people crossing the street.
The FBI has revealed new details about the scientific findings that led them to suspect Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people. Ivins committed suicide last month. The case against Ivins rests in part on a complex genetic technique.
The FBI has revealed details of the science that led it to believe Army scientist Bruce Ivins was behind the 2001 anthrax mailings. Ivins committed suicide last month. At a news conference, the FBI connected the dots in the case against Ivins.
California's medical marijuana law conflicts with federal law, which says the growth and sale of the drug is illegal. But taxing marijuana could provide hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for state and federal governments.
Gruesome photographs of the scarred and starved body of Danieal Kelly, a Philadelphia girl who suffered from cerebral palsy, sparked citywide outrage when she died in 2006. Now, her parents face criminal charges related to her death, and so do social service workers who allegedly ignored warning signs. Philadelphia reporter Elizabeth Fiedler says the city is taking a second look at its attentiveness to children at-risk.
At Oaksterdam University in Oakland, Calif., students learn how to cultivate, sell and use medical marijuana the "safe way." A day in an intro class shows that this often requires thinking like a lawyer while acting like a drug dealer.
Attorneys say disputes over the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, a World War II-era law designed to protect active duty service members from foreclosures, repossessions, evictions and other financial misfortunes, are becoming more common.
A group of people claiming to be the heirs of the legendary Knights Templar are suing Pope Benedict XVI, seeking more than $150 billion for assets seized by the Catholic Church seven centuries ago. Fiona Govan, who wrote about the lawsuit for London's <em>Daily Telegraph,</em> discusses the case.
Airsoft guns are the hottest new type of toy replica guns. They shoot lightweight plastic BBs and are designed to look as real as possible — so real that police, teachers and parents often can't tell the difference.
When violence in a neighborhood in Arkansas boiled over last week, the mayor declared a curfew. The city council supports the motion. But civil rights groups say this is a violation of the Constitution.
It might not be surprising that waterboarding, the controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning, would become the subject of satire. But it was shocking to many when artist Steve Powers created an attraction called the Waterboard Thrill Ride.
New allegations about a psychologist at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, underscore a long-running dispute within the American Psychological Association about a psychologist's role in detainee interrogations. The APA is split on the issue.
Tom Armstrong, a former Pennsylvania state lawmaker, has taken three sex offenders into his home in Marietta. His actions have sparked anger in his community. Armstrong says his own thinking on the issue evolved after his brother's incarceration and the word of God.
