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Twitter chat: Should teen sexting be a felony?

By Nora Daly

In a cover story in The Atlantic, Hanna Rosin tackled the question of “Why Kids Sext,” and the difficulty teen sexting poses to law enforcement. We took the conversation to Twitter.

Rose Parade to include Sikh float for first time in history

By Colleen Shalby

The 2015 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, will feature a flower encrusted Sikh float for the first time in the parade’s 126-year history.

Navy SEAL who says he killed bin Laden reveals his identity

By Justin Scuiletti

The Washington Post reported today that Robert O'Neill, a 38-year-old Montana native and ex-SEAL, confirmed his involvement in SEAL Team Six's May 2, 2011 raid on bin Laden in Pakistan. O'Neill, a 15-year SEAL veteran at the time of…

Civil war officer and Gettysburg hero receives posthumous Medal of Honor

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has presented the nation's highest military honor to a Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg.

From Alan Greenspan to Justin Wolfers, economists consider the Fed's 'Dual Mandate'

By Simone Pathe

On the eve of the release of October's employment data, which will paint the first official portrait of the labor market since the Federal Reserve ended quantitative easing last week, Making Sen$e turns to top economists, many of them former…

Governor Perry heads to court

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is making his first court appearance on felony charges that accuse him of abusing his power when he vetoed funding for public corruption prosecutors.

An artist sent prisoners blank postcards -- look at what he got back

By Ariel Min

A man sits at his desk in an empty classroom. Sunlight shines through the bars on the window. He is completely alone -- there is no teacher, no other students and the chalkboard is impeccably clean. Still, the man is…

GOP in charge of the Senate, eager to move on Keystone XL, taxes

By Donna Cassata, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans' resounding victory gives them an opportunity to push legislation that's been bottled up in the Democratic Senate, from targeting elements of President Barack Obama's health care law to constructing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to rolling back…

Nation's first soda tax passed in Berkeley

By Connie Kargbo

Berkeley residents will now pay more for sodas and drinks with added sugar after voters approved a measure on Tuesday that will tax sugary drinks. Across the bay in San Francisco, a similar measure fell short.

Texas energy group asks court to stop fracking ban

By Associated Press

DENTON, Texas -- An energy industry group has responded quickly after voters in a North Texas city approved a ban on new permits for hydraulic fracturing, asking for an injunction to stop the measure from being enforced.