The first provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 are scheduled to take effect in May. The law adds important new prescription drug and preventative ... Read More

Voters should double-check the numbers they are calling. With at least 11 weeks of the popular TV show's current season left, "American Idol" fans should beware of a call-in voting ... Read More

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the world's population topped 6.2 billion in 2002 -- a net increase of about 200,000 people a day. However, the rate of population increase ... Read More

If 71-year-old State Sen. John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) has his way, California would become the first state in the nation to open its voting booths to teenagers as young as ... Read More

Based on its investigation of two deaths caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) canisters flying off paintball guns, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is issuing these new warnings for ... Read More

Finding the deal yet another financial failure, the US Postal Service will reportedly abandon its lead sponsorship of Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Pro Cycling Team when their contract expires ... Read More

In June of 2002, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled the Pledge of Allegiance (history) unconstitutional under the First Amendment due to its inclusion of the ... Read More

"I don't want to talk... I've broken no laws." Can you be arrested and punished for refusing to tell the police your name? Larry "Dudley" Hiibel, 59, was and now ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a Public Health Advisory on the use of popular antidepressants by children and adults. The advisory provides further cautions to physicians, their patients, ... Read More

Slavery ended with the Civil War, right? That widely held idea is tragically wrong. Under the more "civilized" name of "human trafficking," between 18,000 and 20,000 men, women and children ... Read More

Both the EPA and FDA have now issued warnings about eating fish with high levels of mercury. Why can't the federal government, with all its power and tax-payer money prevent ... Read More

Read about the latest advisory with warnings about eating fish with high levels of mercury, including shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish. These new guidelines expand the warnings to include other types ... Read More

According to the U.S. Census, among cities with at least 100,000 people, children living in Naperville, Ill. have the best chance of living the "American dream." You know, stuff like ... Read More

"So, were my Miranda rights violated?" In many cases, that's a question only the courts can answer. No two crimes or crime investigations are identical. There are, however some procedures ... Read More

The last thing spring break fliers want is to be delayed by airport security. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), passing swiftly -- and uneventfully -- through screening is ... Read More

The Clinton-era federal ban on civilian ownership of assault weapons is set to expire on Sept. 13, 2004. Two bills now pending in Congress would extend and toughen the law. ... Read More

Praising American workers for their skills, creativity and energy, President Bush addressed the challenges facing the U.S. economy and the efforts of his administration to face them. "Over the past ... Read More

How many of us are there and where do we live? Nationally, there were 217.8 million people age 18 and over; 35.9 million people age 65 and over; and 53.3 ... Read More

With poor diet and physical inactivity poised to become the leading preventable cause of death in America, the Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) has renewed its efforts against ... Read More

The FTC has halted the operations of a New Orleans-based company that promised to secure free government grants for consumers. After paying the scammer a "processing" fee of $200, all ... Read More

It may come as no surprise to anybody who runs one, but home-based businesses face a daunting array of restrictions from both federal and local regulations, according to a research ... Read More

African Americans were the only race or ethnic group to defy the trend of declining voter participation in congressional elections, according to data from the 1998 elections by the Census ... Read More

In his nationwide radio address, President Bush condemned recent terrorist attacks in Iraq as attempts by al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein supporters to undermine efforts by the democratic Iraqi government ... Read More

According to the Department of Education, 1 in 4 children who bully other children will have a criminal record by the age of 30. Now the Department of Health and ... Read More

A female Federal Express driver, who had the brakes on her delivery truck sabotaged after complaining about gender-based hostility in her workplace, has been awarded $3.2 million after winning a ... Read More

Nine U.S. cities and counties have signed agreements with the Justice Department designed to enhance accessibility to their civic spaces for individuals with disabilities. "The President has made clear our ... Read More

Just when you thought the gun control issue had fizzled out, along comes the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a bill that would, under most circumstances, prevent victims ... Read More

Over 52 percent of the 2,161 delegates needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination will be up for grabs in the nine state primaries held this Super Tuesday -- March ... Read More