A gunman opened fire on security guard at the Washington D.C., headquarters of a conservative Christian organization only to be tackled and subdued by the guard whom he had shot in the arm, authorities said....
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Today was the first day young illegal immigrants were able to apply to President Obama's new immigration program.
President Obama has been known to quibble with his vice president for upstaging him on matters of policy or committing unintended rhetorical gaffes. But after Vice President Joe Biden suggested Tuesday that Republicans want to put voters in “chains,” triggering a fierce war of words...
Police are investigating how a Long Island toddler was left alone after a trip to the beach.
Texas declares state of emergency after victims die from mosquito bites.
Mega Millions Jackpot winner Holly Lahti, 29, went into hiding after her $190 million paycheck.
Chris Brown and Drake have been slapped with a $16 million lawsuit following their alleged brawl at New York City nightclub W.i.P on June 14. In a lawsuit filed today in Manhattan Supreme Court, Entertainment Enterprises, which runs W.I.P. and the adjoining club, Greenhouse, claimed...
In-flight turbulence causes more injuries on an airplane than anything else, but a breakthrough piece of technology could help pilots avoid these pockets of unstable air and make for safer flights.
The brother of a woman who was killed in car accident is accusing her insurance company of defending the other driver in an insurance legal dispute in Baltimore.
When Nicholas McCarthy was 14 years old, he fell in love with the piano. He loved it enough that even though he’d been born without a right hand, he began taking piano lessons near his home in Tadworth, Britain, and later went to London’s GuildHall...
While Shark Week plays on the Discovery Channel, the California city of Santa Barbara may be having its very own Great White Shark Week. Officials said an experienced young surfer off the coast of Leadbetter Point spotted what may have been a great white within...
Ecuadorean officials said today that they would announce their final decision on whether to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tomorrow, but also claimed that the British government had threatened to raid the country's London embassy to get Assange back.
So how is the new Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket playing in Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin? Among a group of swing voters — twelve white, suburban women from the Milwaukee area — the feelings are mixed. Most of these women, brought together for a focus...