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Male porn actors in Los Angeles are now required by city ordinance to wear condoms. The multibillion-dollar adult film industry says the law will harm the local economy and threaten the health of performers. The law could be extended to the rest of the county in a vote later this year.

The Karnes County Civil Detention Center in Texas will house mostly low-risk detainees awaiting deportation or facing court. With features like a pharmacy, commissary and soccer field, it's a departure from other Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities that critics have called excessively harsh.

The Islamist group, which controls the Gaza Strip, is undergoing "fundamental change," according to analysts and the statements of its senior leaders. Hamas leaders say there are divisions among the ranks as they try to grapple with where to push the movement.

The Certificate of Need Board approves new hospitals and expansions of existing medical centers in the state. Wednesday the house voted 166-140 to get rid…

EarthTalk® E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk:Can you fill me in on what the “Just Label It” campaign is and what it is trying to accomplish? -…

EarthTalk® E - The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: Cuba just began drilling for oil not far from U.S. shores and hopes to become a major exporter.…

Mont Vernon voters approved changing the controversial name of a pond at its town meeting Tuesday night.Whether or not to rename Jew Pond, which many…

As NHPR reported the House on Wednesday passed a so-called right-to-work bill. Barring unions from requiring non-members to pay for representation has…

Austin’s South by Southwest festival has turned over from movies and technology to music before drawing to a close this weekend. The annual event is a…

New, tougher sanctions on Iran and its banking sector appear to be making it difficult for Tehran to carry out international transactions, while forcing ordinary Iranians into activities such as smuggling hard currency out. But India and China are still doing business with Iran.