ABC News
Vermont's governor has signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing. There's no drilling currently happening in Vermont, which is believed to have little to no reserves of oil or ...
WTOP
By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON AP RICHMOND, Va. - A former mortgage company chief executive convicted of orchestrating a nearly $3 billion fraud scheme is asking a federal appeals panel to reverse his conviction and send the case back for a retrial.
UPI.com
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- A bill that would extend benefits to the same-sex partners of US government workers passed a US Senate committee Wednesday on a voice vote. The measure sponsored by senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Lieberman, ...
Chicago Tribune
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling threw 83 complete games during a 20-year big-league career, but he needs some relief for his fledgling video-game company. One of the game's greatest postseason pitchers asked Rhode Island officials Wednesday for ...
Fox News
Fresno, Calif. – Female farmworkers across the United States face a high risk of sexual harassment and violence, partly because their immigration status makes them fearful of calling the police, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — A planned graduation speech by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Washington that Sebelius is an inappropriate choice for the Jesuit ...
