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Niagara Falls, New York - With an end to New York's statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing in sight, residents of Niagara Falls were alarmed to learn that wastewater from …

TSA conducting random spot checks at the gates in Fort Lauderdale. (Photo: steuben) Google “TSA stupidity” and you will find that almost one and a half million …

The New York Stock Exchange. (Photo: JoePhilipson) Milan - As the American economy continues to sputter three years after the global financial crisis erupted, one thing has …

Entrance of the Attica Correctional Facility. (Photo: Jayu / Wikimedia) September 9 marks 40 years since the uprising at Attica State Prison, in upstate New York, and …

In the midst of the largest scandal to rock the U.S. solar industry, the Department of Energy is plowing ahead with a series of smaller initiatives that could help …

Texas Governor Rick Perry. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Orlando, Fla. - Is Rick Perry about to lose his momentum toward the Republican presidential nomination? …

Washington - An impasse between the House and Senate over a bill to keep the government open after Sept. 30 and provide aid to natural disaster victims deepened Friday …

The headline above is not what GOP congressional leaders actually said today to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, but they might just as well have used that precise …

(Photo: K Latham / Flickr) The roots of today's toxic conservative movement lie in Ayn Rand's teaching that wealthy “producers” — now called “job creators” — should …