In 2012, states with higher taxpayer burdens had a lower recovery in home prices.

As of June 12, Facebook posts now include clickable hashtags, allowing you to publicly categorize your posts by simply adding a # symbol before any keyword in a post.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The measure in question, designed to protect minority voters from discrimination, was ruled outdated and no longer necessary.

The 5-4 decision fell along ideological lines, as most 5-4 decisions do.

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Since 2007, New Yorkers have enjoyed a quasi-independent mayor in Michael Bloomberg.

While the US government is trying to find National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, another effort is being made to enforce compliance with congressional questioning.