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Task forces to target immigration fraud
Apr 5 2006 9:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government said Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to stem illegal immigration, creating task forces in 10 cities to crack down on those who commit fraud to enter and stay in the country.
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Energy Dept. to consolidate plutonium
Apr 5 2006 8:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Energy Department announced plans Wednesday to consolidate virtually all of the government's weapons research and development involving plutonium at a single site to enhance security.
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National parks struggle with higher costs
Apr 5 2006 8:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's national parks are increasingly cutting back on visitor services, education programs and protections for natural and cultural resources in a losing bid to keep pace with rising operating costs, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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Immigration issues divides evangelicals
Apr 5 2006 6:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Evangelical groups released a letter Wednesday advocating immigration reforms, including a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country. But the influential National Association of Evangelicals did not sign it, underscoring divisions among conservative Christians over immigration.
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Rubin, Clinton aides form research group
Apr 5 2006 5:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and other policymakers in the Clinton administration are forming a research group to tackle some of the country's long-run economic problems.
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DHS official placed on unpaid leave
Apr 5 2006 5:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman for the Homeland Security Department was put on unpaid leave Wednesday after being charged with preying on a child through online sexual conversations with an undercover detective who was posing as a 14-year-old girl.
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Spellings warns schools on student rights
Apr 5 2006 4:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's top education official warned Wednesday that states may lose federal money if they fail to inform parents about their children's rights to free tutoring or to transfer out of struggling schools.
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FAA, air traffic conroller talks falter
Apr 5 2006 3:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Contract talks between the government and the air traffic controllers' union broke off Wednesday, and the Federal Aviation Administration declared an impasse.
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