SACRAMENTO, California - The California Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that would make the state the first in the nation to allow non-citizens who are in the country legally to serve on jury duty. Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, said his b ...

Just six months after a strike shut down city schools, Chicago teachers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are again at each other's throats. Led by the Chicago Teachers Union, thousands rallied Wednesday afternoon against the mayor's plan to shutter more than 5 ...

The fight over using horses for food grew louder Tuesday when the Oklahoma Legislature voted to allow the operation of horse slaughterhouses. The issue has taken on greater urgency since horse meat appeared, disguised as beef, in European outposts of ...

A House committee approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would authorize governments and schools to display the Ten Commandments, but an American Civil Liberties Union attorney said the law can't "trump the Constitution." The legislation, ...

If Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way, it may be even harder to find a pack of cigarettes in New York City than an available cab. Bloomberg proposed legislation on Monday to ban all stores from publicly displaying tobacco products. This, from the ma ...

NEW YORK - A judge struck down New York City's ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, ruling that the first-in-the-nation measure arbitrarily applies to only some sweet beverages and some places that sell th ...

A North Carolina plan to issue specially marked driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants granted "deferred status" by the Obama administration is stirring controversy and protests. North Carolina was one of five states -- along with Arizona, Iowa ...

The Arkansas General Assembly on Wednesday enacted a first-in- the-nation law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat is detected. Opponents swiftly denounced the legislation and said they would challenge it in ...

Now listen up, if you can. Mayor Bloomberg - who has already cracked down on smoking, trans fats, salt and super-sized drinks - is embarking on a new crusade: preventing New Yorkers from going deaf. Hizzoner's health officials are planning a social-m ...

NEW HAVEN - About 2,000 supporters of a pair of bills that would permit undocumented immigrants to obtain a Connecticut drivers license turned out for a public hearing Monday night. The crowd filled the auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium of Wilbur C ...