FBI holds 10th-grader for months with little contact from family.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - May 4, 2009 - A 16-year-old homeschooled boy from North Carolina was taken away from his home in handcuffs two months ago and has been held by the FBI in Indiana ever since, a victim, his mother claims, of the USA PATRIOT Act spun out of control.

BOSTON, Massachusetts - May 4, 2009 - The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that illegal gun possession is a “passive and victimless crime’’ and those charged with having illicit firearms cannot be held without bail as dangers to society.

WASHINGTON - May 3, 2009 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working to buffer lawmakers from federal investigators. This is a bad idea. Special legal protections for politicians encourage unethical conduct.

LOS ANGELES, Kalifornia - May 2, 2009 - In a nondescript manufacturing plant on a quiet San Fernando cul-de-sac, a khaki-green machine the size of a buffet table sucks in bright pink ribbon and spits out one of the hottest features in theme parks.

BOSTON, Massachusetts - April 28, 2009 - The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a pandemic flu preparation bill that had languished in the legislature before the recent swine flu panic.

DUNCANVILLE, Texas - April 13, 2009 - The mayor of Duncanville, Texas had a member of the city council arrested last Tuesday for speaking out against the use of red light cameras during an official meeting. The incident took place during the discussion of whether the city should spend $59,000 to make street repairs. Mayor David Green recognized Councilman Paul Ford to speak on the contract item.

ATLANTA, Georgia - May 1, 2009 - When asked if Georgia would be better off as an independent nation or as part of the United States, 43 percent of Republicans in the state selected independent nation, according to a poll published Friday.