NATIONAL NEWS

States pull back on get-tough crime laws

NEW YORK - For the last four decades, the laws of the land were all about cracking down on crime by locking away criminals for a very long time. More »

Calif. diversity push could run afoul of state law

SACRAMENTO - The state Department of Transportation has created a plan to boost hiring of minority firms for work on road projects, a development that affirmative action opponents said might violate California law. More »