The Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act, a new immigration reform program that may cancel deportation and authorize employment to 300,000 immigrants currently facing deportation proceedings, has been made into law, says U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Planned Parenthood may return to federal court to force Kansas to immediately release federal funds for the group's non-abortion services because it doesn't believe the state is complying with a judge's order, the leader of its regional chapter said Thursday.

As the nation tightens its budget belt, the century-old military retirement system has come under attack as unaffordable, unfair to some who serve and overly generous compared with civilian benefits.