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• Blast from the bench: Scalia warns of 'evil effects of illegal immigration'
• Interactive: Immigration from Mexico plummeted well before Ariz. law
• Tropical Storm Debby drenches Florida
• Spy chief's weapon of choice in war on leaks - the lie detector
• U.S. will help Turkey hold Syria ‘accountable’ for jet shoot-down
• Both sides claim victory in Arizona immigration ruling
• Dangerous wildfires spread in Colorado
• Michael Jackson death: Three years later
• New Obama ad tries to blunt ‘doing fine’ attacks
• How much would you give up to work from home? Survey says a lot
• Anonymous donor gives $1 million to needy Las Vegas families
• Loch Ness Monster used to debunk evolution in state-funded school
• Supreme Court: No more life without parole for juveniles
• Romney: States have right to secure their borders

Blast from the bench: Scalia warns of 'evil effects of illegal immigration' Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:54 AM PDT In a stinging, 22-page dissent to Monday's decision striking down most of Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration law, Justice Antonin Scalia criticized President Barack Obama's announcement earlier this month that he would stay the deportation of young illegal immigrants and suggested that the federal government does not want to enforce its immigration laws. "The president said [...]

Interactive: Immigration from Mexico plummeted well before Ariz. law Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:22 AM PDT To visualize how dramatically illegal immigration has abated, Yahoo News teamed up with Michael Gastner, a junior research fellow at Imperial College London, who specializes in creating maps that manipulate the shape of states to represent data. (One of his popular "cartograms," for example, uses physics equations to reshape the United States according to population density.)

Tropical Storm Debby drenches Florida Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:52 PM PDT Practically parked off Florida's Gulf Coast since the weekend, Tropical Storm Debby raked the Tampa Bay area with high wind and heavy rain Monday in a drenching that could top 2 feet over the next few days and trigger widespread flooding.

Spy chief's weapon of choice in war on leaks - the lie detector Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:23 PM PDT Employees at many of America's top intelligence gathering and analysis agencies will have to convince a lie detector that they haven't spilled any of the nation's secrets to the media. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced the plan Monday to plug up leaks of sensitive information. With a Department of Justice investigation under way [...]

U.S. will help Turkey hold Syria ‘accountable’ for jet shoot-down Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:34 PM PDT The White House on Monday promised to work with Turkey and other NATO allies to hold Syria "accountable" for what American officials have described as the deliberate downing of a Turkish military jet, apparently in international airspace. Turkey said it would push NATO, whose governing body meets Tuesday to discuss the matter, to consider the [...]

Both sides claim victory in Arizona immigration ruling Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:19 AM PDT President Barack Obama and some of his top Democratic allies in Congress claimed victory Monday after the Supreme Court struck down key parts of a controversial Arizona law aimed at curbing undocumented immigration. But the justices' 5-3 ruling gave Republicans something to cheer by letting stand—for now—a core provision that allows police to check the [...]

Dangerous wildfires spread in Colorado Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:58 AM PDT Flames forced thousands of Colorado residents from their homes over the weekend and disrupted vacation plans for countless visitors as smoke shrouded some of the state's top tourist destinations, including majestic Pike's Peak and tranquil Estes Park.

Michael Jackson death: Three years later Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT In the time since, fans have learned just how troubled the singer was; his doctor was convicted for his untimely passing from an overdose of the anesthetic Propofol; and his children have lifted the veil on their lives since losing their father.

New Obama ad tries to blunt ‘doing fine’ attacks Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:10 AM PDT "Doing fine"? No? Well, President Barack Obama feels your pain. Obama's re-election campaign released a new ad on Monday that portrays him as personally worried about struggling Americans and accuses Republicans of distorting his comment that the private sector is "doing fine." The 30-second commercial is set to run in Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, [...]

How much would you give up to work from home? Survey says a lot Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT A new survey looking at trends in office life finds that the average worker isn't fond of costume parties or group photos, and would gladly give up free coffee, alcohol and even lunch breaks for the opportunity to work from home, even just once a week. "These findings show what all of us who work [...]

Anonymous donor gives $1 million to needy Las Vegas families Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT The house always wins. Anybody who's been to Vegas knows that. But sometimes the house is kind enough to give back some of its winnings. An anonymous casino owner in Sin City donated $1 million to United Way, which in turn passed on the funds to struggling Las Vegas residents. [Related: Goodwill sorting through allegedly [...]

Loch Ness Monster used to debunk evolution in state-funded school Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:08 PM PDT It sounds like a hoax, but it's apparently true: The Loch Ness Monster is on the science class syllabus for kids at Eternity Christian Academy in Westlake, Louisiana. As reported by the Herald Scotland (which must track all Loch Ness-related news), a school that will receive tax-payer dollars, will teach kids that the mythological sea [...]

Supreme Court: No more life without parole for juveniles Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:50 AM PDT The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional for states to require juveniles convicted of murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.

Romney: States have right to secure their borders Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT Mitt Romney on Monday said states have a duty and a right to secure their borders even as he declined to address the merits of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down key parts of Arizona's tough immigration enforcement law.

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