The archive of all headlines from February 27, 2015, organized by time of publication.
California became one of 10 states that allow immigrants in the country illegally to apply for special licenses on Jan. 2, when a new law, known as AB 60, took effect.
Fox News host, whose stories of past reporting exploits are under renewed scrutiny, claimed ‘we were attacked by protesters’ when covering the 1992 riots
The historic net neutrality vote represents the government’s most aggressive attempt to make sure the Web remains a level playing field.
After House Republicans held a closed-door meeting Thursday, the looming shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security may be averted for three weeks.
After House Republicans held a private meeting Thursday, the looming shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security may be averted for three weeks.
Cyberattacks present a danger greater than that of Islamic State and similar groups, James Clapper warns.
The widow of a UK aid worker killed by «Jihadi John», the masked IS militant identified as a man from London, tells the BBC she wants him caught alive.
Most violations are on the Blue Line, which runs red lights at a rate of more than one per month. officials say. The Green Line has only one.
An estimated 300 people have been taken captive, 30 villages have been emptied and irreplaceable works of art destroyed, while Christians are forced to pay a tax to the Islamic State.
Bobby Jindal and Ted Cruz seek confrontation over White House policy and rail against party members on Capitol Hill
Is it an act of provocation. The convoy of US tanks and armored vehicles harboring American flags is crossing the Estonian city of Narva within less than a kilometer from the Russian border.
Brussels Beat: The next hurdle for Greece is to find economic policies that will appease the country’s people as well as its international creditors, says Marcus Walker.
Most violations are on the Blue Line, which runs red lights at a rate of more than one per month, officials say. The Green Line has only one.
Marie Kondo’s book, ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,’ which focuses on the purging of belongings, arrives at a perfect time and sparks joy for book publishers.
Bobby Jindal and Ted Cruz seek confrontation over White House policy and rail against party members on Capitol Hill
Marie Kondo’s book, ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,’ which focuses on the purging of belongings, arrives at a perfect time and sparks joy for book publishers.
The $250 million agreement emerged as a judge hearing a case against the company was believed to be close to ruling on damages for the contamination and loss of use of more than 1,500 acres of wetlands in New Jersey.
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Brussels Beat: The next hurdle for Greece is to find economic policies that will appease the country’s people as well as its international creditors, says Marcus Walker.
Attackers hack to death a US-Bangladeshi blogger who campaigned for a secular society, sparking a protest by hundreds of students.
Brussels Beat: The next hurdle for Greece is to find economic policies that will appease the country’s people as well as its international creditors, says Marcus Walker.
The $250 million agreement for more than 1,500 acres of wetlands still must be approved by a judge, but experts questioned why the state would suddenly settle a case it strenuously fought for over a decade.
The $250 million agreement for more than 1,500 acres of wetlands still must be approved by a judge, but experts questioned why the state would suddenly settle a case it strenuously fought for over a decade.
Is it an act of provocation. The convoy of US tanks and armored vehicles harboring American flags is crossing the Estonian city of Narva within less than a kilometer from the Russian border.
Brussels Beat: The next hurdle for Greece is to find economic policies that will appease the country’s people as well as its international creditors, says Marcus Walker.
US officials refuse to confirm whereabouts of Sharif Mobley, who was swept up off the streets of Sana’a in 2010 and whose lawyers have not seen him for a year
US officials refuse to confirm whereabouts of Sharif Mobley, who was swept up off the streets of Sana’a in 2010
The attorney general, the only major candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer, is unknown by more than half the state's registered voters, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.
New Jersey is said to have agreed to $250 million in environmental damages, subject to a judge’s approval, after having sought $8.9 billion. Experts questioned why the state would suddenly settle the decade-old case.
A US-Bangladeshi blogger whose campaigning for a secular society in Bangladesh angered Islamists is hacked to death on a street in the capital Dhaka.
New Jersey is said to have agreed to $250 million in environmental damages, subject to a judge’s approval, leaving experts wondering why the state would suddenly settle the decade-old case.
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For a candidate tryingto run a campaign aimed at the general election from start to finish, Bush's trip to CPAC is like a baseball team's early season road game.
The measure, meant to stop a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, still faces resistance from House Democrats.
The Senate overwhelmingly approves funds to keep the agency operating, but House Republicans refuse to follow suit and plan to push a standoff over immigration to the brink.
Procedural measure allows another vote on funding extension later in the day, without immigration provisions, ahead of midnight shutdown deadline
The House is working on a stopgap measure meant to stop a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security but faces resistance from Democrats.
The House is working on a stopgap measure meant to avert a partial shutdown of Homeland Security but faces resistance from Democrats.
Procedural measure allows another vote on funding extension later in the day, without immigration provisions, ahead of midnight shutdown deadline
Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr Spock in Star Trek, has died at the age of 83, his family says.
The actor who became famous as the half-alien, half-human, died Friday at his home in Bel-Air. One more trek as the logical Spock
Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr Spock in Star Trek, has died at the age of 83, his family says.
Attention now turns to the House, which must act today to avoid a partial shutdown of Homeland Security.
The actor who became famous as the half-alien, half-human, died today at his home in Bel-Air. Photos: Leonard Nimoy through the years
The Senate passed a bill to finance the Department of Homeland Security, removing restrictions on President Obama’s executive action on immigration, leaving the House just hours to avert a partial shutdown of the agency at midnight.
Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr Spock in Star Trek, has died at the age of 83, his family says.
Marie Kondo’s book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” which focuses on the purging of belongings, arrives at a perfect time and sparks joy for book publishers.
Four black men recall off-the-books interrogation as lawyers claim ‘majority of abuse’ at Homan Square focuses on minority Americans
The latest nominees for the London Design Museum’s Design Awards of the Year showcase innovative ideas, from architecture to products to transportation.
Attention now turns to the House, which must act today on a stopgap funding measure to avoid a partial shutdown of Homeland Security.
Attention now turns to the House, which must act today on a stopgap funding measure to avoid a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
Crime & Courts
House Republicans on Friday failed to pass their own proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, leaving lawmakers scrambling to keep the agency open just hours before money is set to run out at midnight.
A fallback proposal put forth by Speaker John Boehner would have funded the Department of Homeland Security for three more weeks.
The House vote to provide a temporary fix for the Department of Homeland Security collapsed Friday evening, leaving lawmakers scrambling to keep the agency open just hours before money is set to run out at midnight.
As a midnight deadline approaches, the House failed to pass a fallback proposal put forth by Speaker John Boehner, which would have funded the agency for three more weeks.
In a chaotic scene on the House floor, 51 Republicans rebuff a major last-minute effort by their leadership to salvage the measure. A shutdown looms at midnight.
A leading Russian opposition politician, former deputy PM Boris Nemtsov, is shot dead in Moscow just before a march against the war in Ukraine.