Today most of the country celebrates Columbus Day: schools are closed and many communities will host parades in honor of Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator who set sail under the patronage of the Spanish crown in search of a Western route to Asia.
It is undisputed that Columbus's arrival on Oct. 12, 1492, in what is now the Bahamas, forever changed the course of human events. And yet, across the country there is a growing movement to discard the holiday and to expunge Columbus from his honored place in history.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lois Lerner and other IRS officials will not face criminal charges in the political controversy over the processing of applications for tax-exempt status by conservative groups, the Justice Department said Friday.
The decision closes a two-year investigation into accusations that stoked outrage among Republicans in Congress, who alleged bias in the tax agency's treatment of conservative and tea party groups.
