A Florida man acting as his own attorney at his murder sentencing is pushing to get himself the death penalty. While seeking a death sentence in court Monday, 39-year-old Craig…
Authorities say they believe they’ve found a party bus that dragged a man more than 200 feet in a weekend hit-and-run in a Los Angeles suburb. – Information from: KABC-TV,…
Despite claims to the contrary from some of the loudest anti-immigration reform voices in the Republican Party, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stressed on Monday that undocumented immigrants…
The high-profile attorney who represented the family of a black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, says he’ll represent the parents of an unarmed Mexican man who…
WASHINGTON — Robert McDonald, the secretary of veterans affairs, wrongly claimed in a videotaped comment earlier this year that he served in special operations forces, the most elite units in…
David Axelrod dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s assertion that President Obama doesn’t love America during a HuffPost Live interview on Monday, but that doesn’t mean the comments didn’t rile Axelrod up. –…
First Look Media is going through yet another messy break up with one of its journalists. Investigative reporter Ken Silverstein announced over this weekend that he was leaving the company…
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators during his upcoming visit to…
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias declined Monday to address a jury considering whether to sentence her to life in prison or death in the killing of her former boyfriend. Arias said…
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to schedule a full debate on the president’s request for authorization to use military force against…
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Wesleyan University’s president on Monday urged students to come forward with knowledge of anybody distributing drugs on campus following a rash of hospitalizations among people who…
On the heels of screenwriter Graham Moore’s moving Oscars speech for his role in creating “The Imitation Game,” the family of the film’s protagonist, late mathematician Alan Turing, is demanding…
A suspect and key witness in the kidnapping and murder of Tennessee woman Holly Bobo has been found dead in an apparent suicide, according to his attorney. Shayne Austin was…
The Senate failed to do one of its most basic functions: approving legislation funding airport thigh groping. The left is embroiled in a debate over whether Elizabeth Warren should run…
CHICAGO (AP) — In a city where the voters like tough-talking politicians, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pugnacious style is being put to the test Tuesday as he tries to win…
The bad news for Clint Eastwood is that his film, “American Sniper,” was largely snubbed at the Oscars last night. The good news? He looked like a very happy man…
WASHINGTON — TSA agents would remain in airports, patrol agents would still be manning the border and Coast Guard officers would continue monitoring the waters if the Department of Homeland…
WASHINGTON — Two Pennsylvania state representatives joined forces this month to petition the federal government to rename a controversially named peak in the Alleghany Mountains. Rep. Rosita Youngblood (D), who…
New allegations in a high-profile death penalty case may help Linda Carty, a 56-year-old British grandmother who has been on death row in Texas since 2002, get the appeal she…
Freezing rain coated parts of Texas with ice on Monday, leading to hundreds of canceled flights and a delay in the “American Sniper” murder trial. Elsewhere, arctic air and snow…
WASHINGTON — Deporting the estimated 5 million undocumented immigrants who could benefit from deportation-relief policies that Republicans are trying to block would have a hefty price, according to a report…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) How tough is it to create a racially diverse denomination? Consider a recent luncheon organized by the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. About 100…
Pentatonix had the fourth best-selling album last year and went home with a Grammy a few weeks ago. And while the group has racked up more than 7 million subscribers…
Pentatonix had the fourth best-selling album last year and went home with a Grammy a few weeks ago. And while the group has racked up more than 7 million subscribers…
ROME (RNS) The Italian government is on high alert after threats from the Islamic State called Italy “the nation signed with the blood of the cross.” Italy is one of…
The secret to a happy marriage seems to be a never-ending topic of discussion, but Robert Levenson, a psychology professor at UC Berkeley, is taking a closer look — all…
When you’re in that Monday to Friday grind with only the distant promise of spring break to look forward to, you may start feeling like your days all kind of…
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” last year’s highest-grossing comic book movie, was nominated for two Oscars during Sunday’s ceremony. But despite the inclusion, “Guardians” and its brethren were on the receiving…
Currently breaking records on TV is Lee Daniels’ blazing hot new series, ‘Empire,’ which stars Academy Awards nominated actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, along with veteran Malik Yoba…
Police in Hanahan, South Carolina, arrested Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen,” earlier this week, on suspicion of bringing an unusually frigid cold snap to the area. – See photos of Elsa’s…