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What's In Store For Unions After Wis. Recall?

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was able to fend off a recall effort on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Tom Barrett to stay in office. The recall was backed by unions after Walker eliminated collective bargaining rights for most government employees. Robert Siegel talks with Thea Lee of the AFL-CIO about Tuesday's result in Wisconsin and what it might mean for unions in November.

Florida To Purge Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls

Florida officials say they plan to go ahead with efforts to purge people believed to be non-citizens from the state's voter rolls. The move comes after efforts by the Justice Department and county election supervisors to halt the purge.

Gao Weiwei, a doctor of the Beijing Chest Hospital which specializes in the treatment of tuberculosis, talks to a patient suspected to have tuberculosis at the hospital in Tongzhou, near Beijing, March 27, 2009.

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis A 'Serious Epidemic' In China

More than 10 percent of the new cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in China each year are resistant to the mainstay drugs used to treat the illness. The sobering findings come from the first national survey of the disease conducted there.

Catholics gather outside the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul for the Family Rosary Procession on May 6. They marched from the Capitol to the Cathedral of St. Paul in support of an amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman.

Prayers Divided Over Gay-Marriage Ban In Minnesota

Catholic bishops pushed to get a measure onto the November ballot that defines marriage as between one man and one woman in the state constitution. Now the church is the largest campaign contributor in the marriage amendment debate. But not all Catholics are onboard.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (center) is greeted by his Cabinet and staff Wednesday at the state Capitol in Madison, a day after defeating Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in a recall election.

Walker Moves Forward As The Right's Newest 'Hero'

Wisconsin's GOP Gov. Scott Walker made history by pushing back an effort to recall him from office. Walker's salvation was already a vital cause for the conservative movement. Now, there's speculation about what the future holds for the 45-year-old governor.

Amendment To Ban Income Tax Goes To Voters

New Hampshire voters will decide in November whether or not to add a ban on personal income taxes to the state’s constitution. On Wednesday, both the…

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) enters a dry dock to begin an engineered overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.

Fire That Caused $400M In Damage To Navy Sub Was Caused By Vacuum Cleaner

A preliminary report found the vacuum cleaner was used to clean worksites at the end of shifts.

A sign along a county highway in Saukville, Wis. Exit polls showed 38 percent of voters with a labor union member in the family voted for Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

On The Ground in Wisconsin: Lessons From The Losing Side

Democratic activists in Wisconsin say they're not angry with President Obama for avoiding recall politics. But they worry that the president's absence may have embittered some volunteers the campaign will need for the competitive presidential race in November.

How North Country Legislators Voted on Voter ID Bill

Sen. John Gallus, a Republican from Berlin, was one of six senators who voted against a voter-identification bill. Nevertheless on Wednesday SB 289 passed…

Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke (center left) and NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks lower the ashes of writer Dorothy Parker into her final resting place at the NAACP headquarters in 1988.

How Dorothy Parker Came To Rest In Baltimore

Dorothy Parker considered New York City to be her beloved hometown: It's where she grew up, where she wrote many darkly humorous poems and short stories, and where she became famous. But today, Parker's ashes can be found not in New York, but in Baltimore.

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