Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the states should continue to have a role in protecting consumers from fraudulent practices.
The widow of a doctor who was shot to death in his New York home in 1998 by an abortion protester said Thursday the new state law setting tougher penalties for people who attack abortion providers or their employees and volunteers will reduce such incidents.
Environmental groups are suing California wildlife officials to gain protections for the American pika, a mountain-dwelling relative of the rabbit.
New Hampshire's House has killed a bill that would have shortened the time fuel dealers have to offer pre-buy contracts.
New Hampshire lawmakers will vote Wednesday whether to override Gov. John Lynch's veto of a bill that shortens the time fuel dealers have to offer pre-buy contracts.
The possible return of veteran right tackle Mark Tauscher could be a step backward for current starter Allen Barbre, who won the job in training camp after the Green Bay Packers initially passed on the chance to bring Tauscher back from a major knee injury.
As a first-year starter last season, Aaron Rodgers made playing all 16 games a significant goal — and he did, despite playing through a serious shoulder injury.
Texas announced Monday that it was embarking on the biggest coastal protection effort in state history to fight beach erosion and defend against future hurricanes.
The Associated Press is moving ahead with plans for a system to detect unlicensed use of its content and potentially create new ways for the 163-year-old news cooperative and other media to make more money on the Internet.
General Motors says it will make car payments for some customers who lose their jobs.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will consider whether to protect a rabbit-like, alpine creature known as the American pika because of habitat loss.
The Bush administration has failed to provide protections required by law to more than a dozen marine mammals potentially at risk of death or injury due to commercial fishing, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, the state's high court on Thursday said a would-be Good Samaritan accused of rendering her friend paraplegic by pulling her from a wrecked car "like a rag doll" can be sued.
Seven penguin species have reason to have happy feet: The Bush administration is moving to protect them. But three other types of penguin — including the stars of recent movies — got the cold shoulder.
Police say a pizza delivery man fought back with the one weapon he had handy when a gun was pulled on him in a stickup: A large, hot pepperoni pizza.
Force Protection, the military manufacturer that grew rapidly when the nation went to war, on Thursday unveiled a new prototype of a lighter armored vehicle on which the company is staking a key part of its future.
Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms — some with a reputation for being quick on the trigger in Iraq — are joining the battle against pirates plaguing one of the world's most important shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia.
President Bush wants to extend environmental protections to more of the Pacific Ocean.
President Bush on Monday proposed protecting three remote island chains, launching a marine conservation effort that could be one of the largest in history.
Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the human immune system.
The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job.
Nine environmental groups said Tuesday they plan to sue the federal government if wolverines aren't granted protection under the Endangered Species Act within 60 days.
Environmentalists are seeking emergency protection for nearly three dozens rare plants, animals and insects under the Endangered Species Act, saying all are at risk due to habitat destruction and other threats.
Outside experts will review work at a canal where one of the New Orleans area's worst levee breaks occurred during Hurricane Katrina, and where water is seeping through the mushy ground despite $22 million in repairs, the Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday.
A landmark law was signed Wednesday that makes Massachusetts the nation's first state to create a single management plan for its vast offshore resources, ranging from wind farms and whale watching to cruise ships and the "sacred cod."
Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world. It says money ploughed into protecting wetlands, coral reefs and forests can bring a hundredfold return on capital.
RI is the first state to protect the homeless with hate crime legislation!
NFL officiating czar Mike Pereira confirmed on Wednesday that the league intends to improve the protection of officials in the offseason after a wave of incidents in which officials have been hurt from collisions with players.
The National Rifle Association and three other gun-rights groups are suing the city of Seattle to try to overturn a new ban on guns in city parks, The Seattle Times reports.
The Senate cleared a historic hate crimes bill Thursday for President Obama's signature, approving new federal penalties for attacks on gay men and lesbians.
WASHINGTON -- Congress wants another government regulator to cut through the red tape and protect your pocketbook. But there's plenty of fine print that will limit the new agency's reach.
South Georgia Police Officers continue to use new technology in their work. The next time you talk with a Dougherty County Police Officer, you could be on camera.
BELLE CHASE, La. — This skinny spit of land at the southern tip of Louisiana— one blacktop road leading in, another out — seems an unlikely place for cutting-edge scientific innovation.
To the unseasoned traveler from overseas, the waters of the rivers and lakes of America may look pristine and photogenic, but underneath there are poisoned waters which hide the evidence of pollution affecting the ecosystems of America.
Consumer advocates say a growing number of older homeowners and a new crop of eager lenders could steer the reverse mortgage industry down the same financial course that toppled the subprime mortgage market and left taxpayers footing the bill.
UKRAINIAN scientist has designed a bra that converts to a gas mask in emergencies from dust storms to nuclear meltdowns.
You've heard of the Great Wall of China, now Ybor City has the Great Wall of Gee. The wall and guard house are being erected around the Sheriff's Operation Center in Ybor City.
AP: Palau Creates World's First Shark Sanctuary Filed at 10:27 p.m. ET
They came from all walks of life. One was a fiery, athletic redhead. One was a stay-at-home mom and grandmother. Another was a buttoned-up businesswoman. They were all looking for love.
What should be a leisurely stroll through Cairo's streets, for some women has become more like a gauntlet run. Last year Egypt's Centre for Women's Rights conducted a survey which revealed that 93 per cent of Egyptian women have endured harassment of some sort at least once.
40 year old man in Maryland ran old people off the road into ditch(attempted homicide by vehicle),using his red SUV,then came to their home told them he was going to kill them(threats on human life) because his mother did not like them.The old people called Maryland police and th …
The San Marcos Police Department does not expect to file charges against a homeowner who shot and killed two teens who were attempting to rob his home overnight.
In fairness, since I seeded The Many Uses of the Giant Penis, I decided to search for a giant vulva. I found several, most of which seem to invite the onlooker to return to the womb.
I was sitting home with the kids on Thursday evening watching a little TV when my wife came home from work. She was tired as usual but had a strange look on her face.
At Shooting Sports gun range in Tampa, one out of four people taking aim at targets Friday morning was a woman. It is a growing trend in the gun business said range instructor Toby Tedrowe.
Now that you are apparently able to bring a loaded gun to town halls in some states, it will most certainly prevent or reduce a number of them from taking place across the Country. This is exactly what the health care companies want and need to happen.
Four radio ads promoting Mattesons smoked sausages must no longer air at times when children are likely to be listening, after a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Open Letter to the US Administration and the Governments and citizens of the EU
The newspaper headline read "Two Shot in South Richmond Store" but it should have read, "Armed Citizen Stops Mass Shooting."