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Drones over America
Suddenly drones are everywhere -- not in the skies over the United States, as they will be in their thousands in a few years, and not just hovering over foreign battlefields to strike terror in the heart of al-Qaida -- but as the focus of debate in the U.S. Congress and elsewhere.
Judge orders Guantanamo tapes turned over
The U.S. Defense Department must turn over video of "forced cell extractions" of Guantanamo Bay inmates, a federal judge says.
What 'Three Little Pigs' tells us about America's future
The author argues that the United States is on a path of decline due to its reliance on entitlement programs and the refusal to change that dependence.
A federal judge has upheld a portion of the Voting Rights Act that requires Justice Department monitoring of elections and voting in some parts of the country.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday the president has the power to hold some Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison detainees indefinitely and without charges.
Three detainees at a U.S. prison in Afghanistan can challenge their status in the U.S. courts, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Judge mulls U.S. attorneys case decision
A U.S. judge Tuesday was considering whether to force White House aides to comply with Congressional subpoenas ordering them to cooperate in an investigation.
The U.S. ultra-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington has refused a request to publish judges' opinions on warrantless wiretapping.
A U.S. district judge dismissed Valerie Plame Wilson's suit against U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, ruling Thursday that his court has no jurisdiction.
A judge in Washington Friday refused to issue a preliminary injunction sought by a California atheist against prayers at the presidential inauguration.
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Tornadoes Devastate Moore, Oklahoma
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A damaged movie theater is seen in aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. Wilson