IRS director Lois Lerner refuses to testify at House hearing

The head of the IRS office that oversees non-profit groups refused to testify Wednesday at a congressional panel probing abuse at the U.S. tax agency but defiantly declared she had..

Chicago school board sparks protest by voting to close 50 schools

The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close fifty Chicago Public schools, one of them delayed a year, in the nation's third-largest district making it the largest singl..

Army officer charged with filming women in shower

An Army officer is facing charges of videotaping female cadets in the shower and at other locations at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the latest development in a burgeoni..

Gallup Poll: Americans' outlook for US moral values still pessimistic

Most Americans are still highly pessimistic about the direction in which moral values in the United States are headed. Seventy-two percent say moral values in the country as a who..

A Friend at Work is a Friend, Indeed

We all know that having close friendships can be essential to our health and happiness… but sometimes it can feel like the older we get, the fewer friends we end up with. Old pals ..

US admits for first time drones killed 4 Americans

One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four A..

DOJ helped world’s biggest banks to escape indictment: Documents

The U.S. Department of Justice appears to have neither conducted nor received any analyses that would show whether criminal charges against large financial institutions would harm ..

US Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran

The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday to impose tighter sanctions on Iran. The measure seeks to cut Iran's oil exports to less than hal..

Human rights group protests US drone killings

A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration's increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and ques..

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