After Review: Michigan’s 15-15 Delegate Tie Becomes Romney 16, Santorum 14
The tussle over every last delegate in the GOP nomination battle could get ugly, if what happened in Michigan late …
How A Swing-State Upswing Could Alter The ’12 Race
First-time claims for unemployment benefits held last week just about where they’ve been recently — at a four-year low, according …
Seattle’s First Urban Food Forest Will Be Open To Foragers
If you’re a regular reader of The Salt, you’ve probably noticed our interest in foraging. From San Francisco to Maryland, …
Nation’s Toughest Immigration Law Stays Put For Now
Portions of Alabama’s strict immigration law will remain in force until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on its predecessor, the …
Case Renews Focus On Race In College Admissions
College and university presidents are wringing their hands over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to revisit the issue of affirmative …
Late Conservative Blogger Breitbart Had Impact On Right, Left
In life, Andrew Breitbart was the conservative blogger and provocateur whose sometimes controversial efforts against his ideological adversaries, both real …
NASA Struggles With IT Security, Loses Space Station Code
The “algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station” were lost when an unencrypted NASA laptop computer was …
Teen Charged As Juvenile In Ohio School Shooting
A teenager was charged Thursday with killing three students in a U.S. school shooting, the first step in proceedings that …
Thursday Political Grab Bag: Obama To Call For Ending Oil Firm Tax Breaks
With Republicans blaming his energy policies for higher gas prices and rising fears that U.S. gas prices could hit an …
In Mock Village, A New Afghan Mission Takes Shape
At the Fort Polk military base in the pine forests of central Louisiana, the Army has created a miniature version …










