Published: October 11, 2012 

By GENE JOHNSON — Associated Press

Marijuana is weighed and packaged for sale at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in Seattle. Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in…

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Published: October 7, 2012 Updated 11 minutes ago

By PABLO GORONDI — The Associated Press

The scores of 'fusion centers' across the country threaten civil liberties while doing little to counter terrorism, a two-year study by a Senate subcommittee finds.

The "fusion center" in the L.A. area, the Joint Regional Intelligence Center in Norwalk, shown above, has provided valuable information to the LAPD, the department's counter-terrorism bureau chief says. (Brian Van der Brug, Los Angeles…

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The move is likely to worry Internet freedom activists and the Obama administration, which has spent millions of dollars on initiatives designed to ease access to the Internet in Iran and other countries with repressive governments.

By Benjamin…

Published: September 20, 2012 Updated 1 hour ago

By ROB GILLIES — Associated Press

On 12th-15th September 2012, The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations joins forces with the STS Roundtable and Canterbury Christ Church University to sponsor a working conference in Canterbury, UK

Using the title as its focus, this article explains the rationale behind the event.



Those of us of a certain age will be familiar with a song entitled, 'what's love got to do with it'. Whether you recall versions by Tina Turner or by Bucks Fizz, the lyrics…

Having illegal immigrants apply for driver's licenses ensures they will be tested, making them safer drivers and more likely to be insured.

A California bill to make at least some undocumented immigrants eligible for licenses won passage in the legislature last month and awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. Above, a line forms inside the DMV office in South Los Angeles last month. (Luis Sinco, Los…

Published: September 4, 2012 Updated 3 hours ago

By Jim Brunner — The Seattle Times

Dean Ando of Tacoma holds a photo of his fifth-grade class from Honolulu in the 1972. In the photo, he is standing next to Barack Obama.…

By DWIGHT GARNER

Published: August 16, 2012

My favorite biographical detail about George Orwell might be that, when he died from tuberculosis in 1950 at the age of 46, his favorite fishing poles were standing in the corner of his London hospital room. He hoped he’d be using them…

By BENEDICT CAREY

Published: August 16, 2012

Judges who learned that a convicted assailant was genetically predisposed to violence imposed lighter sentences in a hypothetical case than they otherwise would have, researchers reported on Thursday, in the most rigorous study to…

By STEVEN DUBOIS — Associated Press

A U.S. Navy ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward it Monday near the Gulf city of Dubai, killing one person, according to American officials.

By ADAM SCHRECK…

The new "Glow With the Show" Mickey Mouse ears light up in sync to Disney shows (Walt Disney Co.)

In a China awash with fake iPhones, pirated DVDs and knockoff Louis Vuitton bags, rice trader Lin Chunping took fakery to a whole new level: He invented a U.S. bank and claimed he bought it.

By DIDI TANG

Associated Press

BEIJING —

In a China awash with fake iPhones, pirated DVDs and knockoff Louis Vuitton bags,…