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House immigration group reaches a deal
A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities.
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New law tightens enrollment at virtual schools
The administration legislation allows beginning online schools to start with an enrollment of 1,500 and continue to expand as long as they meet performance requirements.
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People with police training now allowed to be armed in schools
Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that allows school districts to let people with police training be armed in schools.
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New law forces more drunk drivers to get interlocking ignitions
Currently, ignition-locking devices, which force drivers to pass breath tests to start vehicles and keep them running, are required for DUI offenders whose blood alcohol level topped 0.15 percent.
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GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release
The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans
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Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid
The two chambers are far apart on how much the $80 billion-a-year program should be cut, however — reflecting a deep ideological and at times emotional divide on the role of government in helping the poor.
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INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration
To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business.
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CDC finds mental health woes in one in five U.S. kids
Millions of U.S. children are living with mental health disorders, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Some lost everything to North Texas tornado
Habitat for Humanity spent years in Granbury's Rancho Brazos Estates subdivision, helping to build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area.
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Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law
The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes.
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Powerball jackpot tops $600 million
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.
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