The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle over the rights of gun owners. The court said it will review a lower court ruling that upheld a handgun ban in Chicago. Gun rights supporters challenged gun laws in... 

WASHINGTON (AP) — To prevent inflation from taking off, the Federal Reserve will need to start boosting interest rates quickly and aggressively once the economy is back on firmer footing, Fed officials warned Tuesday. “I expect that when it comes time to tighten monetary policy, my colleagues and I will move with... 

They’re upset over an ultimatum from the health department. Workers are being told to either get the swine flu vaccine or lose their jobs. New York is the first state in the country to mandate flu vaccinations for its health care workers. The first doses of swine flu vaccine will be available beginning next week. Much... 

92,273 Square Feet 36 Separation Cells 12 Single Cells 24 Double Cells (48 beds) 10 Eight Bed Cells (80 beds) 12 Twenty-Four Bed Cells (288 beds) Infrastructure will Support an Expansion up to 500 Additional Beds14 Bed Infirmary with 8 Beds having Negative Air Flow Dental facility and Pharmacy Laundry Facility on Site Fully... 

A mysterious, reportedly unregistered and almost entirely unknown private security firm by the name “American Police Force” is causing a stir in a small Montana town for apparently impersonating local police. According to a local media report, APF representatives were recently seen in the tiny town of Hardin, Montana,... 

Four Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would, if passed, repeal the legal immunity afforded the telecommunications industry for their participation in President George W. Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program. Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Russ Feingold (D-WI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced... 

The World Health Organization, the UN agency (ir-) responsible for declaring a Phase 6 “PANDEMIC” global alert over what it calls H1N1 Influenza A or Swine Flu, whose chief Dr Margaret Chan has repeatedly warned that while Swine Flu to date had been rather mild, that the emergency declaration was necessary because it “could... 

After a three-month investigation, the Register can reveal today that multiple local law enforcement agencies are using satellite-based tracking devices, without warrants, to keep a record of where and when suspects under investigation drive. The devices use the same Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites that portable navigation... 

Introduction One of the most alarming side effects of the federal government’s war on drugs is the militarization of law enforcement in America. There are two aspects to the militarization phenomenon. First, the American tradition of civil-military separation is breaking down as Congress assigns more and more... 

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) — More than 1,000 paratroopers dropped down near St. Petersburg, as Russia wraps up three weeks of war games simulating a NATO attack. Russia, together with ally Belarus, is conducting land, air and sea maneuvers dubbed “West 2009” to test command coordination in the event of an invasion from Poland... 

When we think about the pace of change in technology, it’s usually to marvel at how computing power has become cheaper and faster or how many new digital ways we have to communicate. Unfortunately, this pace of change is increasingly clashing with some of the slower-moving parts of our culture. Technology moves so quickly... 

CAIRO – Al-Qaida’s deputy leader on Monday seized upon President Barack Obama’s failure to bring about a freeze in Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and called him a “fraud” in a new audio message. Ayman al-Zawahri’s 28-minute audio message was mainly a eulogy for slain Pakistani... 

(09-28) 17:25 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Out of a heightened sense of caution, San Francisco police evacuated the Transbay Terminal and closed off several downtown blocks to traffic Monday before determining that a suspicious package found aboard a Muni bus was just a gym bag packed with clothes, authorities said. The... 

Kurt Nimmo – It looks like an attack on Iran is a fait accompli. It’s just a matter of timing at this point. Reading the corporate media — and much of the so-called “progressive” media — one hears what amounts to a chant: Iran has nukes, Iran has nukes… or they will very soon. Under the U.S.... 

SEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) – North Korea has revised its constitution to give even more power to leader Kim Jong-il, ditch communism and elevate his “military first” ideology, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Monday. Though there is little doubt over the 67-year-old Kim’s power, secured... 

The head of the World Bank said Monday that the U.S. Treasury Department should be given more authority for financial regulation as he waded into the debate over how the federal government should oversee the banking system. Apparently alluding to the Obama administration’s proposal to give the Federal Reserve a larger... 

MEXICO, September 27 (RIA Novosti) – Panama will sign before October 2009 a treaty with the United States on the opening of two U.S. naval bases on its territory, a senior Panamanian government official said on Sunday. According to Panama’s La Prensa newspaper, a preliminary agreement was reached between Panamanian... 

BOSTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – U.S. chief executives are not ready to step up hiring or capital spending, though a majority expect sales to rise over the next six months, according to a Business Roundtable survey released on Tuesday. The survey said 40 percent expect to cut U.S. jobs over the next six months, compared with... 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. corporate debt default rates are expected to hit “unprecedented” levels in 2009, even though the economy may be past the halfway mark of the U.S. recession, according to a forecast unveiled on Monday at the Reuters Restructuring Summit. “There is a lot of pain left — we... 

BANGALORE, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Taser International (TASR.O) said it received a contract from a U.S. federal law enforcement agency for its stun guns and related accessories, sending its shares up 7 percent. The contract with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for its X26 electronic control devices can potentially...