National: Detroit yesterday became the largest city in American history to file for bankruptcy. The country’s fourth largest city has only 700,000 people but a $400 million budget deficit and $18 billion in long-term debt.  Detroit’s emergency manager Kevyn Orr …

National: Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Congressional committee yesterday that the biggest obstacle to economic recovery is Congress itself. Bernanke said Congressional indecision and the sequester budget cuts have left businesses uneasy about the future and reluctant to hire …

Trayvon: Attorney General Eric Holder told the NAACP convention in Florida that the 30 states which have “Stand Your Ground” laws should reconsider. “Separate and apart from the case that has drawn the nation’s attention,” Holder said, “it’s time to …

Trayvon: Protests over the George Zimmerman verdict turned violent Monday night in Los Angeles when a group of youths broke away from a vigil, breaking windows and attacking bystanders. Several were arrested.   An anonymous juror from the Zimmerman trial …

National: Protesters in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore and other cities marched against the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman, saying the shooting would never have happened if the victim had been white. Violence broke out at a march in …

National: Demonstrations in Florida and across the country were mostly peaceful overnight after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of the unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. About 100 protesters in Oakland, Ca. broke windows and vandalized a police …

Texas: The legislature has passed one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in thecountry. The bill bans abortion after 20 weeks and requires abortion clinics to have the same standards as surgical centers, effectively closing most abortion clinics in the …

National: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, nicknamed by some as “Big Sis”, is resigning to become president of the University of California system. >The food stamp program that has been part of the annual farm bill since 1973 was …

National: House Republicans met privately yesterday and appear to be overwhelmingly against passing the Senate immigration bill that provides a route to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Many think it’s a form of amnesty. House Speaker John Boehner cautioned that doing …

Air Crash: The NTSB said the Asiana 777 that crashed in San Francisco was relying on automatic speed control on its landing approach. Investigators say the pilots told them they set the proper speed but only when it was too …