Starting Tuesday, the Obama campaign gets their chance to make its case to the American public. Unlike 2008, when the theme was all about change, Team Obama’s challenge in Charlotte is to convince a wary and anxious American electorate to stick with the status quo.......

Thousands gather every year at Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
Sharon Maxwell told authorities that her son was responsible for the shooting.
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Only days after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked for federal agents and U.S. Marshals to help combat the city's wave of violence, about 50 Chicago police officers have arrived in Charlotte to work perimeter security details for a week at the Democratic National Convention.
A crater, twisted electricity pylon, burnt debris and broken walls of nearby homes was all that was left after a vehicle bourne IED rammed into a U.S. government vehicle in the boarder city of Peshawar.
DETROIT – The stolen U-Haul truck holding equipment for one of Vice President Joe Biden’s events was recovered in Detroit today, but some if its contents are missing. The truck was found outside an apartment near Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, U.S. Secret Service spokesman...
A New Jersey man has been arrested and charged in connection with the throat slitting death of a 6-year-old boy and the stabbing of his 12-year-old sister who is in critical condition, according to authorities.
The jury might have handed Apple a win in the U.S.-based intellectual property trial, but the Apple v. Samsung battle is far from over. Early last week Apple requested an injunction on eight of the Samsung phones that were at the center of its intellectual...
Perhaps “fornicating with the help” wasn’t the best choice of words. After Seal made headlines for implying that estranged wife Heidi Klum is hooking up with her bodyguard Martin Kirsten, a rep for Seal issued a statement to People saying the singer “would like to...
Britain's 52-year-old prince descended from London's The Shard to raise money for charity.
Some would call "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's most celebrated paralympian, a sore loser. After losing his 200 meter title Sunday night, Pistorius complained that the Brazilian runner who beat him was using illegally long prosthetics.
At first pass, a shortened Democratic convention might not seem like a big deal. Convention organizers say a day for a people's event engages the public, but others see fundraising red flags in the curtailment.
The reality star hopped on a helicopter with her boyfriend.