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Eighth grader arrested over NRA shirt faces year in jail

The West Virginia eighth-grader who was suspended and arrested in late April after he refused to remove a t-shirt supporting the National Rifle Association appeared in court this week and was formally charged with obstructing an officer. As CBS affiliate WOWK reports, 14-yea …

BBC News - US surveillance foiled 50 plots, says spy chief Alexander

The head of America's electronic spying agency has told Congress surveillance programmes leaked by Edward Snowden helped thwart 50 attacks since 2001. Army General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency (NSA), told the House intelligence committee the snoo …

Aetna to exit California's individual health insurance market

The move reflects how the federal healthcare law and its rollout in different states is rapidly reshaping the health insurance landscape for millions of consumers.

BBC News - Return to Auschwitz: How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive

The number of people who survived the Holocaust is dwindling - they are all now old men and women. But the Holocaust carries a special importance for Israel. Can it ensure that the next generation knows, and does not forget, what happened in Europe seven decades ago? Under …

Immigration Bill Would Lower Country's Deficit By $197 Billion Over 10 Years

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated on Tuesday that passage of the Senate’s comprehensive immigration bill, known as S.744, would decrease federal budget deficits by $197 billion over a ten year period between 2014 to 2023. It also estimates that 8 mil …