Condoleezza Rice never addressed President Obama by name, but the former secretary of state delivered a sharp rejection of his foreign policy tonight, charging that the White House had forsaken past and potential allies, leaving the world to wonder, "Where does America stand?"
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Princess Leia actress has gained weight she lost last year.
Isaac Flooding Prompts Rescues, Tea Time at the RNC, Anti-Obama Doc
Monster storm stalls over Louisiana and Mississippi, bringing massive flooding to the region.
Entering the Republican National Convention to ebullient cheers, Rep. Paul Ryan stepped confidently into the national spotlight as his party's vice presidential nominee and promised that he and Mitt Romney would tackle the country's most difficult problems to fix the economy and create millions of new jobs.
Police: 100-year-old man drives onto sidewalk, hits 9 children, 2 adults near LA school
Conservative firebrand Dinesh D'Souza's documentary, "2016: Obama's America," is one of the hottest films at the box office right now.
RNC 2012: Vice presidential candidate takes jabs at President Obama's spending habits, leadership.
With the help of the Tea Party, Ted Cruz bucked the establishment in Texas this summer when he knocked a long-term state politician out of the Republican Senate primary, sending a message that the Tea Party, which gained traction in 2010, is here to stay.
There’s a big mystery in Tampa. Who is the “TBA” who will address the convention Thursday night just before Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney? It’s a prime slot on the final night of the convention. The convention hall has been buzzing with the possibility –...
RNC 2012: Mike Huckabee credits Barack Obama for uniting him and Mitt Romney.
Remembering the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, three years after his death.
Former secretary of state on military strength, rising China and civil rights.
“We Built It” — those were the defiant words painted all around the Tampa Bay Times Forum during last night’s Republican National Convention opener. Inside the hall, the message was delivered on massive signboards and by country singer Lane Turner. Speakers — like Virginia governor...
The SPCA of Texas received 181 evacuated dogs and cats from two animal shelters that were in Tropical Storm Isaac's path. Maura Davis, the vice president of communications for the SPCA of Texas, said yesterday they received 87 cats and 60 dogs from the Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans, La., and 34 cats from the Humane Society of South Mississippi in Gulfport, Miss., ahead of the storm.
First lady Michelle Obama said she has not watched any of the 2012 Republican National Convention; aides to her husband, President Obama, said he hasn’t either. But Michelle Obama told “Late Show” host David Letterman tonight that “it’s very important for everyone to watch as...
Isaac continues to spin slowly through Louisiana, pushing huge amounts of sea water, dumping torrents of rain and leaving locals scrambling up to attics and onto roofs as floodwaters threaten to overtake them.