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Details: Written by Stephen Braun, Associated Press; Published: 11 February 2014

Top executives from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, AOL, LinkedIn and Twitter joined an international protest Tuesday against the U.S. government's spying programs.

Details: Written by Derek Kinner, Associated Press; Published: 11 February 2014

Prosecution rests in trial of Michael Dunn over shooting of Florida teen Jordan Davis in argument over loud music.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 31 January 2014

House Republicans are sharply divided on immigration and how the issue could affect election results.

Details: Written by Ray Henry and Russ Bynum, Associated Press; Published: 29 January 2014

Atlanta deals with gridlock and stranded drivers after a storm that has paralyzed the Deep South.

Details: Written by Stephen Braun, Associated Press; Published: 23 January 2014

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board urges Obama to end NSA mass spying program.

Details: Written by Matthew Barakat, Associated Press; Published: 22 January 2014

A federal judge says Gulet Mohamed may challenge his placement on the no-fly list because it causes him significant harm.

Details: Written by Helen Silvis; Published: 16 January 2014

The 2014 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence has been awarded to Chelsea (previously known as Bradley) Manning.

Details: Written by ANTHONY Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 15 January 2014

An appellate court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's doctor, determining there was substantial evidence of his guilt presented at trial.

Details: Written by Theodoric Meyer and Peter Maass of ProPublica; Published: 13 January 2014

ProPublica reporters tell us how the government can get our data without a warrant.

Details: Written by By Angela Delli Santi and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press; Published: 09 January 2014

Gov. Chris Christie apologized Thursday and said he has fired an aide who was involved in a payback scheme that closed lanes to one of the nation's busiest on-ramps in an effort to punish the mayor of Fort Lee, because he did not support Christie's re-election bid.

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