LOS ANGELES -- The FBI is investigating whether members of the Los Angeles Police Department's elite SWAT and Special Investigations Section units violated the law by purchasing large numbers of custom-made handguns and reselling them for profit, ...
LOS ANGELES -- The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities -- until they ...
GUATEMALA CITY -- The overturning last week of former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt's conviction on charges stemming from Guatemala's brutal civil war has created a surprising consensus among critics on both the left and the right: ...
WASHINGTON -- Reining back the aggressive counterterrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Barack Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to ...
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- In an emotionally charged vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians.
After months of debate in...
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians.
The resolution was adopted with more ...