Staff Posts

The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government's targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use of drone strikes against terrorists abroad.

Retired Major General and Democratic candidate Irv Halter raised $120,000 in the third quarter of 2013 - a tremendous sum for Colorado's fifth district, usually a shoe-in for the Republicans. Overall frustration at the Republican's inability to govern has made the race unexpectedly competitive.

American whistleblowers have met with Edward Snowden in Moscow, and report that he is settling in to life there. In conversation, they say he seems at ease and has no regrets over the massive information leak that caused him to flee the United States.

A new poll from Quinnipiac University has Democrat Bill de Blasio leading his rivals for the New York City mayor spot by high double digits. The next closest contender Joe Lhota trails de Blasio by 50 points.

Senator Mark Udall (D-UT), joined by three colleagues, proposed legislation on Wednesday that would end the sweeping electronic dragnets used by the NSA to glean information in their domestic spying operations.

EBay denied that it shared information with the NSA. This comes after the Snowden cache of documents purported to show collusion with major online companies and the domestic spy agency.

​President Barack Obama has nominated a Chicago investment banker and campaign fundraiser to be U.S. ambassador to Canada.

In an indication of a more progressive government to come, new Iranian President Hasan Rouhani says his people should be free to think, speak and seek information on the Internet, subject to "the protection of our national identity."

Gates tops America's richest man list 20 years in a row, with an estimated net worth of $72 billion.

Fast-food protests are under way in cities including New York, Chicago and Detroit, with organizers planning for the biggest walkouts yet in a push for higher wages.

The CIA no longer denies that Area 51 exists. Officials acknowledge the existence of the facility, though will not admit to what actually happens there.

No more paying it forward at Georgia toll booths - the State Road and Tollway Authority has banned paying for the person behind you in line. A overreaction to some complaints, the move comes after drivers said the toll booth operators were pocketing the money rather than throwing the money in the basket to open the gates.

The leader of the city's struggling school system wants to suspend rules that require laid-off workers to be rehired based on seniority, a move the teachers union said it would fight.

Walmart has agreed to improve safety conditions for employees who use trash compactors and cleaning chemicals at more than 2,800 stores as part of a settlement agreement with the Labor Department.