Luis Lopez's case reflects the federal government's complex—and seemingly inconsistent—relationship with illegal immigrants in the armed forces.
The Fed chief told the House budget panel the prospect of high unemployment and low inflation continued to justify the central bank's controversial purchases of government bonds.
Rep. Chris Lee, an upstate New York Republican, abruptly resigned from the House of Representatives after the gossip website Gawker published flirtatious emails he sent to a woman on Craigslist.
House Republicans took aim at White House spending priorities Wednesday, proposing a $1.5 billion reduction in the EPA's 2011 budget and other cuts.
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Because of the sovereign immunity granted to American Indian tribes, they are shielded from interest-rate caps and other payday-loan regulations. Those advantages are luring tribes into the payday-loan business, and unleashing a scramble by lenders to team up with tribes.
The proliferation of radicalized followers of al Qaeda within the U.S. has put the nation at a heightened risk of terrorist attacks, though on a smaller scale than the Sept. 11, 2001, strikes.
Prenatal surgery for spina bifida, one of the most common disabling birth defects, had significantly more benefit than surgery conducted after birth, and allowed some children to walk who otherwise likely couldn't, according to a major study.
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Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia said Wednesday he wouldn't seek re-election next year, another setback for his party's efforts to retain control of the Senate in 2012.
Police said they expected to make additional arrests in connection with a shooting early Sunday morning near Youngstown State University in Ohio that left one person dead and 11 injured, one critically.
Doctors hope that new research recommending less invasive surgery for a certain type of breast cancer could also help them reduce the growing number of women opting for mastectomies.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, gravely injured after being shot in the head last month, has begun to speak and recently asked for toast with her meal, her office said.
President Obama will propose cutting the budget for low-income heating assistance by nearly half, to the level at which the program was funded in 2008.
Hackers who appear to be based in China have conducted a "coordinated, covert and targeted" campaign of cyber espionage against major Western energy firms, according to a report by cybersecurity firm McAfee.
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Credit-rating firm Standard & Poor's downgraded New Jersey one notch, citing the state's poorly funded pension system and "above-average" debt levels.
Obama's plan to bring Japanese-style bullet trains to the U.S. is facing stiff resistance on Capitol Hill, where House Republicans proposed canceling the program.
A former New York financial adviser should serve five years in prison after pleading guilty last year to defrauding his celebrity clients and other investors, his lawyer said.
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After 219 years as the citadel of American capitalism, the New York Stock Exchange was near an agreement to be acquired by Deutsche Börse in a deal that would create the world's largest financial exchange.
As Internet valuations climb and bankers circle Silicon Valley in an increasingly frothy tech market, many eyes are on one particularly desirable target: Twitter. Discussions with some potential suitors have produced an estimated valuation of $8 billion to $10 billion.
The fanny pack is making a comeback—but don't use those words around the designers at New York's fashion week. These "belt bags" or "hands-free bags" can cost upwards of $4,000.
Jeff and Mary Clarke of Mother Model Management help transport young, beautiful people from obscurity to the fashion runways of New York and Paris.
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Oil-drilling activity in the U.S. has accelerated to a pace not seen in a generation as energy companies, oilfield contractors and landowners rush to exploit newly profitable sources of crude.
Demonstrators demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak took over new ground, expanding their protests to the parliament building a few blocks from their encampment at Tahrir Square.
When Barack Obama's budget arrives on Monday, look for responses to two issues: The budget is on an unsustainable course, and the economy isn't growing fast enough to bring down unemployment and raise incomes.
A second powerful blizzard in a week roared through parts of the nation's midsection on Wednesday, bringing biting winds and dumping more than a foot of snow on areas still digging out from last week's major storm.
Maria Altmann lived quietly in Los Angeles for decades before she was unexpectedly able to recover a trove of Gustav Klimt paintings confiscated from her family by the Nazis.
Conservatives are divided about the proper U.S. policy for an "orderly transition" in Egypt. Some argue for standing by President Mubarak. Others say people seeking liberty and democratic reform should be backed wherever they emerge.
With three touchdown passes in a 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Super Bowl MVP, marks a new era for the Packers.
Commercial property took less of a drubbing than residential real estate in the recession but still faces a long and painful recovery.
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