Situation improving, crews may call off evacuation orders Firefighters have increased containment on a wildfire in northern California with the state fire chief saying the situation is improving, according to CBS News.
The Chairman of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee announced on Monday a compromise plan to fix the veterans' health program, authorizing $17 billion in emergency spending.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published a 120-page report on how the U.S. national surveillance programs are harming democracy, journalism and law.
Man is facing a life sentence for 2012 killing A New York City parolee was convicted Monday for killing a Nassau County police officer and another man in 2012.
Panel decided gays have a constitutional right to marry that trumps state law A panel of the U. S. District Court of Appeals on Monday threw out a Virginia state ban on same-sex marriage, according to a USA Today report.
Storm struck Sunday afternoon at popular Venice Beach A 15-minute thunderstorm struck in Los Angeles on Sunday as thousands were visiting Venice Beach, killing one man and injuring 13 others, according to a report from ABC News.
Boulder County is the only county issuing same-sex marriage licenses Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is asking the Supreme Court to put a halt on Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall from issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
A 5-year-old boy and his family were told no because they didn't have travelers insurance Norwegian Cruise Line is embroiled in controversy after refusing to allow a New York family to reschedule their vacation.
A Texas doctor contracted the virus while treating patients in Liberia, and is under observation. The virus has killed more than 600 so far and the survival rate is 10 percent.
Four reporters, three of them Americans, working out of Iran were reportedly detained in Tehran on Tuesday but it is still unclear who took them and why.
Administrators of the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia have banned computers with U.S. House Internet protocol (IP0 addresses from editing their pages. This imposed cutoff was made after "persistent disruptive editing" changes were made to politicians, businesses and historical event entries.
