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  • Justices: Federal Funds Can't Infringe On Nonprofits' Free Speech
    The Supreme Court rules that Congress can't make federal funds to nonprofit groups contingent on adopting policies that violate their First Amendment rights.
  • Ohio Jobless Claims Rose Last Month
    The Labor Department says claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Ohio rose by more than 23 hundred last week due to layoffs in the manufacturing,…
  • Federal Approval Of New Leukemia Drug Pending
    Researchers at Ohio State University say they've made a breakthrough in the treatment of leukemia. They've found the drug Ibrutinib caused remission in…
  • Afghan President Hamid Karzai reportedly pulled his representatives out of planned peace talks because of the flag and the nameplate at the Taliban office in Doha, Qatar. Both were legacies of the time the Taliban ruled the country and illustrated how sensitive such symbols can be.
    What's In A Name? A Lot If You're A Country
    The Afghan government reportedly pulled out of talks because the Taliban used the name Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on the plaque of its office in Qatar. It's not the only time disputed names have stymied diplomacy. We look at some past examples.
  • 4 Facts You Might Not Have Known About The IRS Scandal
    As it turns out, most of the groups flagged by the IRS for extra scrutiny didn't actually have to apply for tax-exempt status.
  • Will Paula Deen's admission of using a racial slur crumble her empire?
    Paula Deen: Child Of Dixie, Meet The Internet Age
    Revelations that celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted to using a racial epithet have inspired some pretty funny punning online. But they've also raised questions whether the controversy will see Deen's buttery empire crumble.
  • Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles — MRAPs — like these are some of the more than $7 billion in equipment the U.S. Army is dismantling and selling as scrap in Afghanistan.
    U.S. Army To Scrap $7 Billion In Equipment In Afghanistan
    Military planners for the U.S. Army have decided not to ship back more than $7 billion of equipment — about 20 percent of what the Army brought into Afghanistan. Much of the equipment is being dismantled and sold to the scrap market there — one of the largest military retrogrades in history.
  • The final outcome of the congressional fight over immigration will be as unpredictable as the result of Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
    Why The Immigration Fight Seems Like The NBA Finals
    Like the contest between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, the effort to pass a comprehensive immigration bill in Congress is proving wildly unpredictable.
  • Stuff You Might Have Missed In The Paula Deen Brouhaha
    Some people are ready to batter and fry the Food Network star after reports that she admitted in a deposition to using racial slurs in the past. But there's other, well, interesting stuff in the deposition transcript. We share some of it here.
  • Jim Comey, then deputy attorney general, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2005.
    Obama's Pick To Lead FBI Adds New Layer To Privacy Debate
    President Obama will nominate Jim Comey to be the country's next FBI director on Friday. Comey is best-known for raising alarms about a secret surveillance program during the Bush years. That issue has taken on new resonance after the latest revelations of government surveillance.
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