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 …

Exit: The NY Times reports that President Obama is considering an accelerated pullout from Afghanistan, leaving no troops there by the end of 2014. The paper says Obama is frustrated by deteriorating relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, which hit …

Air Crash: Two 16-year-old Chinese students died and 49 other people were seriously injured in the crash at San Francisco International yesterday morning. Most of the 307 passengers and crew escaped unharmed from the Asiana Airlines 777. The plane told …

 Air Crash: Two 16-year-old Chinese students died and 49 other people were seriously injured in the crash at San Francisco International yesterday morning. Most of the 307 passengers and crew escaped unharmed from the Asiana Airlines 777. The plane told …

Snowden: Nicaragua and Venezuela have offered asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Snowden “can come and live away from the imperial North American persecution.” Snowden is believed to be in the transit area of the …

Egypt Violence: Reports from Egypt today say soldiers shot and killed three supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. The NY Times reports crowds of demonstrators organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi’s Party, marched on an army barracks where the deposed …

World:  A roar of approval rose up out of Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday when Egypt’s top general went on television to announce the toppling of President Mohamed Morsi and the suspension of the country’s year old constitution. Morsi was detained …