Coercion and the use of force have been part of the American character since settlers started moving West at the end of the 18th Century. Gentility is not usually an acceptable approach to settling differences in the United States. That ...Read More
MONTERREY, MEXICO - Two men killed in a shootout between soldiers and gunmen near a prestigious university in this northern Mexican city were graduate students, not suspected drug traffickers, officials said. The victims were studying engineering at Monterrey Tech University, according ...Read More
MONTERREY, Mexico -- Two men killed in a shootout between soldiers and gunmen near a prestigious university in this northern Mexican city were graduate students, not suspected drug traffickers, officials said. The victims were studying engineering at Monterrey Tech University, according ...Read More
Directors of the powerful California Nurses Association unanimously endorsed Democrat Jerry Brown for governor Saturday during a one-hour meeting in Oakland that Brown attended at the panel's request. The state attorney general, who previously served in the state's top job from ...Read More
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday his office will investigate what he called "manipulation" of government workers' salaries and overtime pay to secure inflated pensions in a practice known as "pension spiking." It essentially involves government workers taking ...Read More
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ex-Governor Jerry Brown, the presumed Democratic nominee in California's gubernatorial race, has seen his lead over Republican front-runner Meg Whitman evaporate, according to a Field Poll of likely voters released on Wednesday. Brown, the state attorney general ...Read More
TRENTON, Mo. - Supporters of Premium Standard Farms are urging a team of agricultural experts to give the northern Missouri company more time to control odors at its hog farms. More than 1,000 people packed a gymnasium at North Central Missouri ...Read More
FALL RIVER, Mass. – A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts. The state attorney general announced Tuesday that ...Read More
The prescription for Corey Haim that was allegedly part of a fraudulent prescription drug ring was for OxyContin.
The State Attorney General's Office tells TMZ Corey's name turned up in a massive investigation that started in October, 2009.
The A.G. says a ...Read More
Virginia GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell tried to make clear Monday that he does not agree with a suggestion by close ally, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, that President Barack Obama was not born in United States.
Cuccinelli also distanced himself from ...Read More
California investigators have linked a drug prescription belonging to the late Corey Haim to a "massive" illegal prescription drug ring, state Attorney General Jerry Brown said. "Corey Haim's death is yet another tragedy linked to the growing problem of prescription drug ...Read More
New York Gov. David Paterson, already under fire for his alleged involvement in a domestic violence case, faced charges today that he solicited free tickets to a Yankees World Series game for his son and a friend. The New York State ...Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. - A poll shows many New Yorkers don't want Gov. David Paterson to quit and don't want state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate the scandal that could sink him. The Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday finds that 61 ...Read More
Reporting from Sacramento - Saying the antidote to California's problems is "someone with an insider's knowledge but an outsider's mind," Jerry Brown, the Democratic state attorney general, announced his candidacy for governor Tuesday in a video on his website. "Our state ...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - State Attorney General Jerry Brown on Tuesday formally announced his run for governor with a promise to "get California working again," setting the stage for a likely November showdown with former eBay chief Meg Whitman, the ...Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington state has changed its method of execution from a three-drug cocktail to a one-drug system, according to paperwork filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Court. The filing by state Attorney General Rob McKenna reveals that the state ...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Democrat Jerry Brown officially entered the California governor's race Tuesday, giving the party an iconic candidate in a contest expected to be the most costly in state history. The state attorney general, who served two terms as governor in the ...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After months of waiting for a candidate of their own, California Democrats were anticipating an announcement Tuesday from state Attorney General Jerry Brown, who is expected to enter the race for governor. Brown's campaign issued a news release ...Read More
NEW YORK - New York Gov. David Paterson says he still has the authority to govern and says that's what he'll do, despite calls for his resignation amid a state police scandal. Paterson said again at a forum Monday morning in ...Read More
ALBANY -- A battle between equals this is not.
With David Paterson now a self-certified lame duck, Andrew Cuomo enters a two-man race for governor as the overwhelming favorite against lightly regarded Republican Rick Lazio.
As Paterson careened from one crisis to ...Read More
