WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder urged Congress to pass a new hate crimes law so the government could prosecute cases of violence based on sexual orientation, gender or disability.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration plans to use a combination of new technology and old-fashioned police work to crack down on the extensive drug trade along the U.S.-Mexican border.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration plans to use a combination of new technology and old-fashioned police work to crack down on the extensive drug trade along the U.S.-Mexican border.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal judge has blocked South Carolina’s attorney general from prosecuting Craigslist executives for ads that lead to prostitution arrests.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - Craigslist’s chief executive is suing South Carolina’s attorney general, claiming the prosecutor’s threat to file prostitution charges against the San Francisco company is unreasonable.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft can’t face a lawsuit from a former Sept. 11 detainee who argued they were responsible for his restrictive confinement because of his religious beliefs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The CEO of Craigslist is asking South Carolina’s attorney general to apologize for threatening to prosecute the company if any advertisements on the Web site lead to a prostitution case.