U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined their GOP colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama asking that he help them get to the bottom of the recent IRS scandal. According to a Treasury Inspector General report, the IRS began targeting Tea Party and other similar conservative organizations with increased scrutiny as early as 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to shut down stations that provide real-time tracking of eruptions and forgo repairs of seismic equipment amid ongoing federal budget cuts — moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners
3 weeks ago Yellowstone National Park's south entrance opened at 8:00 a.m. Friday May 10th as originally scheduled. Park spokesman Al Nash says several vehicles were lined up waiting to travel into the park. Nash says in addition, the section of US-212 outside the park’s Northeast Entrance between Cooke City, Mont
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston's police commissioner says the marathon bombings should not be an excuse to move the country into a "police state mentality." But Commissioner Edward Davis says security should be tightened through various means while protecting basic civil liberties. The comments co
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s labor office says youth unemployment is likely to rise globally to 12.8 percent by 2018, wiping out gains made in the recent economic recovery.
A report by the International Labour Organization said Tuesday the rate of unemployment among people aged 15 to 24 was 12
