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| House passes bill to fully fund Homeland Security |
| This post has been udpatedThe House passed a bill Tuesday afternoon to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year, sending it to President Obama for his expected signature. The measure will not target Obama's executive actions on immigration, giving Democrats what they have long demanded and potentially enraging conservatives bent on fighting the president on immigration. Read full article » |
| Justice Dept. review finds pattern of racial bias among Ferguson police |
| The Justice Department will issue findings this week that accuse the police department in Ferguson, Mo., of racial bias and routinely violating the constitutional rights of citizens, including by stopping drivers without reasonable suspicion, making arrests without probable cause and using excessive force, officials said. Read full article » |
| Petraeus reaches deal to plead guilty to misdemeanor; likely won’t face prison |
| David H. Petraeus, the retired general and former CIA director, has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge for mishandling classified materials, a deal that brings an end to a lengthy investigation that kept him largely out of public view for more than two years. Read full article » |
| Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail address at State reinforces everything people don’t like about her |
| The New York Times' report Monday night that Hillary Clinton never used an official government e-mail address during her time as secretary of state, a possible violation of requirements for federal officials to archive their correspondence, is a perfect storm of political bad news for the soon-to-be presidential candidate. Read full article » |
| Chris Christie’s bold plan to remake public schools is running into trouble |
| NEWARK — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie went on a publicity blitz when he vowed to fix this city’s struggling schools with the most expansive re-engineering of urban education anywhere in the country.He told Oprah Winfrey in 2010 that Newark would become a “national model.” He said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the plan would be “paradigm shifting.” And he took ownership when community leaders began to complain about some of the plan’s controversial elements — bragging last year about the day he faced down Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who had been elected on the promise to fight Christie’s schools plan. Read full article » |
| Chart: See how much (or how little) you’d earn if you did the same job in another country |
| There are few nations in which employees work more hours per week than in the United States. But could Americans earn more money and work less if they lived abroad?A comparison by the University of Amsterdam's WageIndicator Foundation suggests that at least for some occupations, it might indeed be more profitable to live in another country. Read full article » |
| Significant snow event possible late Wednesday night into Thursday |
| At least 5 inches of snow could accumulate, and visibility will be greatly reduced. Read full article » |
| Sweet Briar College to close because of financial challenges |
| Sweet Briar College, an esteemed liberal arts school for women in rural Virginia, will close next summer because of what it called “insurmountable financial challenges.”The shutdown of the century-old school, announced Tuesday to a tearful audience of students and staff on the campus, continues a painful, decades-long period of retrenchment for single-sex higher education and is a sign of the perils facing small liberal arts schools of all types. Read full article » |
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