Sean Higgins

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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Sunday that he wanted to see Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson indicted, arguing that a full trial would have been the best way to resolve issues surrounding the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Mass. Gov. Patrick on Ferguson: ‘Of course I wanted to see an indictment’

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 5:42 pm

Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown, Sr., left, parents of teenager Michael Brown who was shot by a policeman in Ferguson, Mo., and attorney Daryl Parks, center, speak during a press conference, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Brown attorney indicates civil suit planned

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 3:41 pm

Far Left seeks alternative to Hillary

Far Left seeks alternative to Hillary

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2014 10:00 am

Sen. Mary Landrieu, right, D-La., greets Senate candidate, Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., before their debate at Centenary College in Shreveport, La., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Outside groups pour money into Louisiana’s Senate runoff

Sean Higgins · November 29, 2014 10:43 pm

The chaos Obamacare is about to unleash during tax season could throw a wrench into the Democrats' strategy. (iStock Photo)

Big business group considers formally opposing Obamacare

Sean Higgins · November 29, 2014 10:18 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with CEO of Total Patrick Pouyanne in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Russia offers to drop sanctions if EU reciprocates

Sean Higgins · November 29, 2014 7:58 pm

Gay and bisexual men soon may be able to donate blood. (iStock photo)

FDA mulls ending ban on gay men donating blood

Sean Higgins · November 29, 2014 6:08 pm

Eugene Puryear calls for a living wage and justice for Mike Brown as protesters storm Walmart, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. A grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., on Monday, Nov. 24th, 2014, declined to indict a white police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed African-American man. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Walmart workers scarce at Black Friday anti-Walmart protest in D.C.

Sean Higgins · November 29, 2014 5:10 pm

The DOJ often fails to document whether attorneys' disciplinary action has taken place, a GAO report says. (iStock Photo)

Under Obama, EEOC gets 35% less from litigation for victims

Sean Higgins · November 26, 2014 12:07 am

A large gathering protests against Wal-Mart on Black Friday, Nov 23, 2012, in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Walmart protest will include 50 DC-area employees

Sean Higgins · November 25, 2014 11:34 pm

The union-backed group OUR Walmart said Friday its largest protests against the retailer on the day after Thanksgiving will occur at 10 locations nationally. (AP Photo)

Anti-Walmart group plans ‘largest’ Black Friday protests at 10 locations

Sean Higgins · November 21, 2014 6:37 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard TrumkaÂ praised President Obama's executive order on immigration, saying the president was acting within his authority to better the nation's "moral and economic interests."Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Unions say immigration announcement a ‘big step forward’

Sean Higgins · November 20, 2014 11:00 pm