WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS OFFERS EVEN GREATER TRANSPARENCY: Adds Another 5,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens to WOW.DHS.GOV * These 15,000 criminal illegal aliens are a mere fraction of the total criminal illegal aliens DHS has arrested over the last year WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a major update to its new critically-acclaimed " Worst of the Worst " website ( wow.d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * DHS, CBP continue to strengthen border security with five new Smart Wall contracts in Texas and Arizona * WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announce the award of five new contracts totaling $3.3 billion for the construction of Smart Wall along the U.S. - Mexico border in Texas and Arizona. With these lates  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * House Passes Bill to Expand Mining Companies' Rights to Plunder Public Lands * WASHINGTONThe U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bill that would expand the mining industry's access to public lands for permanent open-pit mines, toxic waste dumps, roads and pipelines. "Anti-conservation members of Congress are trying yet again to give away America's much-loved publ  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 18 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A students turn low-income Tucsonans' experiences into data-driven community impact * The Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop, now in its 10th year, culminated its semester-long research effort with a community forum at Habitat for Humanity Tucson on Monday. Students presented their findings to more than 100 community members, nonprofit agencies and local leaders, outlining major poverty-related   more