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• Sequester Grounds Blue Angels for Rest of 2013
  Federal budget cuts have forced the U.S. Air Force to ground about a third of its active-duty force of combat planes and the U.S. Navy to cancel the rest of the popular Blue Angels aerobatic team's 2013 season.
• 11 Years Later, Government Responds to 9/11 Records Request
  Two government agencies took eleven years to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request, and in the end deferred the decision to another agency for further review.
• $1.1B in Cubism Art Donated by Estee Lauder Heir
  Leonard Lauder, the 80-year-old heir to the Estee Lauder fortune, has donated $1.1 billion in Cubism art to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Poll: Christie Job Approval Slips, But Still High
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's overall job approval rating has slipped in recent months, according to a new poll shows.
• Train Avoids Hitting Puppy Tied to Calif. Track
  Officials say a 78-year-old man tied a puppy to train tracks in the California desert, and an engineer had to use emergency brakes to keep from crushing it.Riverside County animal control said in a statement Tuesday that Banjo, a 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix, is fine and...
• GAO Report Finds Billions in Taxpayer Money Wasted
  The Government Accountability Office released a study Tuesday that uncovered 31 new areas of wasteful spending that are costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars each year, the Hill reports. Taken in tandem with similar studies issued in 2011 and 2012, the report...
• Student Charged in Texas College Stabbing Attack
  A 20-year-old man from suburban Houston has been charged in a stabbing spree at a Texas community college that injured at least 14 people.Sheriff's officials say Dylan Quick is charged with three counts of aggravated assault in the Tuesday attack at Lone Star Community...
• Treasury: Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba Trip Licensed
  U.S. Treasury officials say the trip by Beyonce and Jay-Z to Cuba was licensed as an educational exchange.Assistant Treasury Secretary Alastair Fitzpatrick wrote in a letter Tuesday to congressional representatives that the famous hip-hop couple traveled to Cuba with a...
• Was the Iraq Invasion Worthwhile? Ask an Iraqi?
  Jeffrey Goldberg's Perspective: In a recent interview with The New York Times, the writer Toni Morrison said, “I dare you to tell me a sane reason we went to Iraq.”
• 6-year-old Boy Dies After NJ Accidental Shooting
  A 6-year-old southern New Jersey boy who was accidentally shot in the head by a 4-year-old playmate has died from his wounds.Ocean County prosecutor's office spokesman Al Della Fave confirmed the death of Brandon Holt on Tuesday night. He has declined to provide further...
• 14 Injured in Texas College Stabbing, 2 in Critical Condition
  More than a dozen people were wounded when a suspect went building-to-building in an apparent stabbing attack at a Texas college campus Tuesday, authorities said.
• Religious-Rights Group: Army Reserve’s Catholic Bias Must Stop
  Reports that the U.S. Army Reserve cites Evangelical Christianity and Catholicism as examples of religious extremism smears countless men and women of faith, a top religious-rights leader says.
• MSNBC Host Under Attack for Saying Children Shouldn’t Belong to Parents
  MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry lit a fuse among critics when she recorded a commercial saying children should belong to their communities, not their families.
• Couple in Jail After Fleeing to Cuba With Kids
  A Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba were handed over to the United States and their children were returned to the maternal grandparents who have official custody.
• Circus Elephant Injured in Drive-by Shooting in Mississippi
  An elephant in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus was injured in a drive-by shooting in Mississippi on Tuesday and police were searching for suspects in the attack.
• Gov. Perry: Immigration Reform Won't Work Without Secure Border
  Texas Gov. Rick Perry tells Newsmax that the most important issue to deal with regarding immigration reform is to first secure the border and he suggests that U.S. troops might even be used to accomplish the task. One proposal for immigration reform involves sending...
• New York Proposes Laws to Curb Public Corruption
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed new laws aimed at stopping government corruption, after federal prosecutors brought two criminal cases against elected officials in the state last week.
• Former Minnesota Airport Worker Stole Firearms from Checked Bags
  A former Minnesota airport worker charged with stealing 10 firearms and other valuables from checked bags targeted luggage being routed from one flight to the next, making it harder to uncover the thefts, an airport spokesman said on Tuesday.
• Alabama Governor Signs Law Tightening Rules for Abortion Clinics
  Doctors who provide abortions will face stricter standards in Alabama starting in July under a law signed on Tuesday that requires them to have admitting privileges at hospitals in the state. Proponents say the legislation, the latest salvo in the national debate over...
• At Least 14 People Injured in Mass Stabbing at Houston College
  At least 14 people were injured during a mass stabbing at a local community college in the northwest Houston area Tuesday morning, according to the local rescue officials. Four people were critically injured during the incident at the Cy-Fair campus of Lone Star College in...
• Obama Group Targets Senators With Online Gun Control Ads
  A pro-Obama group released online ads Monday targeting 11 senators who are opposed to new gun control legislation.
• CNN Poll: Surge in Americans Believing NKorea 'Immediate Threat'
  More than four in 10 Americans now believe that North Korea poses an immediate threat to the United States, a new poll reveals. In the CNN/ORC International survey of more than 1,000 adults, 41 percent of respondents said they think North Korea and its saber-rattling...
• States Seek Gun Control Through Higher Taxes
  States and cities across America are pushing for higher taxes as a way to enact gun-control legislation.
• States Move Toward Drug Testing Unemployed
  Arkansas’ state Senate on Monday approved legislation that would require drug testing of residents receiving unemployment benefits, despite a warning the proposal may violate federal law.
• Evangelical Case for Immigration Reform Gaining Support
  They’ve been mostly silent until now, but evangelical Christians are coming out publicly in support of a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, making the case that immigration reform is a Biblical issue.

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