For those individuals who see a heavy hand in every regulatory move by the U.S. government, here’s an example of the true sledge hammer approach to environmental management: 

Republican Congressman Ron Paul is pointing to a recently released study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) as more evidence that rising "collateral damage", specifically in Afghanistan, fuels anti-American violence. 

According to new guidelines from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), director John Morton says his agency will use limited resources from Congress to focus on removing only those illegal aliens threatening U.S. national security and posing a public safety hazard. 

Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer have set their first debate, and judging by the campaigns’ progress, sparks are sure to fly. Indeed, the fact that the debates even got off the ground in the first place is cause for strong celebration, as two months ago, negotiations appeared to have stalled indefinitely.

If you live in California, Oregon, Arizona, or Texas, and have ground beef in your freezer, you might want to give it a look to make sure that it's safe to eat.

A Modesto-based beef company has recalled one million pounds of its ground beef product after seven people have fallen ill with a rare strain of the E. coli bacterium.