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Members of Congress on Friday questioned why nobody has been prosecuted as part of a criminal investigation of mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery, nearly three years after reports of problems that included misidentified graves first surfaced in the press.

President Barack Obama talks about the economy during an event at Fire Station #5 in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb.

Crime can have serious physical, psychological, financial and other effects on victims.

The teacher accused this week of taking bondage photos of his elementary school students was investigated in 1994, but prosecutors decided not to pursue the case, Los Angeles authorities said Thursday.

The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.

A wealthy Florida polo club founder has adopted his longtime adult girlfriend in what attorneys believe may be a legal maneuver to protect his financial assets which he estimates as "several hundred million dollars" as he faces a trial for a drunk-driving incident that killed a 23-year-old. John Goodman, 48, formally adopted Heather Laruso ... (more)

A local prosecutor is warning Kansas legislators and Gov. Sam Brownback to preserve records and electronic files about gatherings at his official residence as "potentially relevant evidence" in an investigation into a newspaper's complaints that the sessions violated the state's open meetings act.

On the defensive, the White House scrambled Thursday to explain its requirement that church-affiliated employers cover birth control after House Speaker John Boehner called it unconstitutional and demanded immediate reconsideration.

Joseph Ozment worked as a trusty at the Mississippi Governor's Mansion before he was pardoned last month in the final days of former Governor Haley Barbour's second term.

The Obama administration is taking steps to make the fees charged in 401 plans more transparent and broaden the options retirees have for drawing on their nest egg.

Mayor Angel Taveras painted a bleak picture Thursday of the city's finances, saying Providence faces "devastation" and could go bankrupt if retiree benefits aren't cut and tax-exempt institutions like Brown University don't pay more in lieu of taxes.

Coal operators across the country are changing the way they work, and mines are becoming safer, but the head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Thursday there are still too many who "don't get it." In a speech at the West Virginia Coal Association's annual mining symposium, MSHA chief Joe Main said his inspectors can't be in ... (more)

An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape could learn Thursday whether the Illinois Supreme Court will allow him to present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar appeals.

A Springfield woman accused of killing her newborn son has taken the stand to testify that her pregnancy was a charade and she confessed to the crime to avoid exposing the lie.

The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance.

In this Aug. 12, 2009 file photo, Don Logan, the victim of a 2004 bombing believed to be racially motivated, talks during an "Elements of Hate" panel discussion forum in Phoenix.

Two former Credit Suisse traders pleaded guilty to conspiracy and signed cooperation agreements Wednesday in a long-running probe of the federal sub-prime mortgage securities market that was expected to result in more arrests.

Jail sentences given to two men who murdered Stephen Lawrence were not unduly lenient, the country's top law officer has said.

A former Credit Suisse trader has surrendered to the FBI to face a criminal conspiracy charge accusing him of misleading investors in the sub-prime mortgage securities market.

Big, smoky Houston-area industries face big fines after failure to meet new clean-air goals means they could be held liable for failure to meet limits from 30 years ago.