LOS ANGELES – A computer system that the Census Bureau needs to manage its door-to-door count of the U.S. population remained buggy and prone to crash a day before enumerators were set to begin their work, government officials said Friday. The bureau’s Paper Based Operations Control System did not function reliably in tests and, despite [...]
PHOENIX – Civil rights leaders are urging organizations to cancel their conventions in Arizona. Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks are encountering protesters on the road. And the AriZona iced tea company wants everyone to know that its drinks are made in New York. Arizona is facing a backlash over its new law cracking down on illegal immigrants, [...]
CHICAGO – Immigrant rights activists hope Arizona‘s controversial immigration law will spark enormous crowds of people to protest in rallies nationwide and add urgency to pleas for federal immigration reform. Dozens of marches are planned for Saturday in cities across the country from Los Angeles to Dallas to New York. “What happened in Arizona proves [...]
WASHINGTON – What makes an oil spill really bad? Most of the ingredients for it are now blending in the Gulf of Mexico. Experts tick off the essentials: A relentless flow of oil from under the sea; a type of crude that mixes easily with water; a resultant gooey mixture that is hard to burn [...]
NORFOLK, Va. – Nine Somali men accused of attacking two U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Africa pleaded not guilty Friday to piracy, plundering and weapons charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Bradford Stillman ordered the nine held until their trials, tentatively scheduled for July. The government is expected to seek September trial dates. Of [...]