The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of cellphones through fake communications towers deployed on airplanes, a high-tech hunt for criminal suspects that is snagging a large number of innocent Americans.
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President Obama could announce executive actions overhauling the immigration system as early as next week, though officials keep debating the best timing for a move that the GOP protests.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, testifying on Capitol Hill on Thursday, outlined conditions that they said could prompt a recommendation for greater U.S. involvement in combat in Iraq.
An intruder was able to get over the White House fence and into the mansion in September because of a series of failures, including unclear radio transmissions and bushes that didn’t provide the barrier the Secret Service thought they would, a report found.
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Nebraska Medical Center said a patient who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone will be evaluated by a medical crew for possible evacuation to its biocontainment unit in Omaha.
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Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was indicted on federal charges that he conspired to violate federal mine-safety laws before a blast that killed 29 miners in West Virginia in 2010.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is getting boxed in as the debate continues over net neutrality—the idea that all Internet traffic should be treated the same.
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On one hand, Muslim congregations across the U.S. are concerned that Islamic State, or ISIS, or other terror groups could try to recruit and radicalize their youth. On the other, they are uncomfortable with the prospect of law enforcement scrutinizing their members and activities.
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Israel and Jordan agreed to steps to calm tensions around Jerusalem’s holy shrines, but easing the escalating violence in the city and elsewhere could take time, said Secretary of State John Kerry after a surprise three-way summit in Amman on Thursday evening.
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The U.S. is investigating whether cancer-care giant 21st Century Oncology improperly billed Medicare for a procedure when it administered radiation therapy to patients.
U.S. military scientists are considering resurrecting a research program that would infect healthy people with dengue fever, the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease that has no known drug treatment.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s chronic tardiness has reignited questions about his management skills and his image as a leader.
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Unofficial tallies show Republican Martha McSally defeating Democratic incumbent Ron Barber in Arizona’s second congressional district by a margin of less than 1%, which would trigger an automatic recount.
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India and the U.S. have come to an agreement on India’s massive food stockpiling program, clearing the way for India to ratify an important World Trade Organization agreement.
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Patients are split between those grateful for the relief and others who say the cannabis is too costly and lacks the potency found on the illegal market.
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The latest CDC survey indicates a sharp rise in the use of electronic cigarettes by teens , a trend officials said they found alarming due to the possible adverse effects of nicotine on the developing brain.
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A New Mexico county shows how Medicaid’s growth under the Affordable Care Act has created a paradox: Many low-income Americans have gained coverage, but their numbers are straining some health-care systems.
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Just a few days before the re-launch of the health-care law’s marketplaces, many consumers remain confused about key aspects of the sign-up process, including the timing of the enrollment period.
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In their first gathering since last week’s crushing election, Senate Democrats struggled to define how they will operate when Republicans take control of the chamber next year.
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Amid growing concern over the slowing pace of democratic transition in Myanmar, U.S. President Barack Obama raised human rights and political reform issues Thursday with the country’s leader but didn’t impose firm conditions for continued U.S. support.
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States can continue to apply for federal waivers to avoid compliance with a tough Bush-era law on student achievement, the U.S. Education Department said.
During a WSJ panel discussion, Democratic strategist David Axelrod said people voted against the Massachusetts Democrat because she’s a bad candidate, not because they disagreed with the direction of the state.
An ordained rabbi’s risky mission is to show the world that an observant culture—largely absent from the comedy mainstream—is natural fodder for funny.
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Google Inc. has teamed up with mapping company SkyTruth and marine-advocacy group Oceana to create a new tool aimed at reining in illegal fishing world-wide.
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North Dakota officials will require energy companies to treat the crude they pump from the Bakken Shale region to make it less volatile before shipment by pipeline or train.
In the sleepy world of podcasts, ‘Serial’ murder mystery is a sensation—a testament to the power of great story-telling.
Paris Photo, the French fair, keeps offering a broader range of art, from Pierre et Gilles to Robert Capa.
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