Trafficking

Calif. gov. OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses

By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, will let the Department of Motor Vehicles issue

Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his armored trucks and personal army, but also his department heads and a team of

UN: Nuclear terrorism threat hasn't diminished

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. nuclear chief warned Friday that the threat of nuclear terrorism has not diminished, saying a key risk is that terrorists could detonate a so-called "dirty bomb" to contaminate a major city. Yukio Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told

Obama outlines steps to fight human trafficking

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama called human trafficking nothing more than "modern slavery," outlining new steps on Tuesday to combat the exploitation of workers and children in the United States and abroad. Obama said in an address to the