Apr 25, 2012 – Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law Wednesday that abolishes the death penalty, making his state the 17th in the nation to abandon capital punishment and the fifth in five years to usher in a repeal. The law is effective immediately, though prospective in nature, meaning that...

Apr 25, 2012 – The White House threatened to veto a controversial House cybersecurity bill on Wednesday, saying the measure would fail to protect critical infrastructure systems and would undermine Internet privacy. The House is expected to approve the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) on Friday. "Legislation should address...

Apr 25, 2012 – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that a former Secret Service agent's Facebook post in which he claimed to be ogling Sarah Palin was "unacceptable and unprofessional." The posting came to light after the agent, supervisor David Chaney, was forced to resign following the prostitution scandal in...

Apr 25, 2012 – The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it might uphold a key element of Arizona's immigration law, as justices across the board suggested the state has a serious problem on its hands and should have some level of sovereignty to address illegal immigration. The justices appeared ready to allow a provision...

Apr 25, 2012 – The John Edwards trial is quickly taking on the feel of a soap opera, as the prosecution's star witness returns to the stand Wednesday and continues to narrate the almost unbelievable drama that played out while Edwards tried to hide his affair. Former aide Andrew Young, on the...

Apr 25, 2012 – A Marine who used his Facebook page to criticize President Barack Obama has been discharged, a Marine Corps spokesman said Wednesday. Sgt. Gary Stein was given an "other-than-honorable" discharge, said Capt. Brian Block, a spokesman for the Marines. Among other comments posted to his Facebook page, Stein called...

Apr 25, 2012 – A New Jersey man has launched a website to publicize what he calls "a culture of bullying" by teachers in his son's Cherry Hill classroom after sending the boy -- who has been diagnosed with autism -- to school with a covert recording device. Stuart Chaifetz said he placed...

Apr 25, 2012 – In 2007, then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama missed two votes on the student loan interest bill that he now wants Congress to extend. Obama twice skipped the Senate vote on the College Cost Reduction and Access Act when the bill came to the Senate floor first in July and again...

Apr 25, 2012 – The Murdoch family dramatically turned the tables on Britain’s government on Tuesday, putting pressure on David Cameron and one of his senior ministers to answer tough new questions about their close relationship with News Corp. In evidence presented to an official inquiry into the press, James Murdoch, News Corp’s...

Apr 25, 2012 – A 5-year-old heart patient who was on a transplant waiting list when he was taken from a St. Louis hospital by his father has been found safe just outside Chicago, authorities said. Porter Stone was found at hospital in Alsip, Ill., and the father, 33-year-old Jeffery Stone, was in...

Apr 25, 2012 – A website set up for George Zimmerman to raise funds for his legal defense after he was accused of killing unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin has been shut down while his attorney tries to restructure the fund, FoxNews.com has learned. TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com was launched April 10, as a digital soapbox...

Apr 25, 2012 – Seven House Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit a lame duck president from issuing significant regulations. The Midnight Rule Relief act, H.R. 4607, follows an April letter from House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) that urged President Obama not to...

Apr 25, 2012 – The Obama administration will push in the coming weeks and months the message that the war in Afghanistan is ending. It’s a campaign pitch that will be trumpeted at next month’s NATO summit in Chicago, where international leaders are expected to sign off on an agreement with Afghanistan’s government...

Apr 25, 2012 – While dangerous pollutants still threaten the health of millions of Americans, the United States has made great strides in clearing the air, according to the American Lung Association. In its annual State of the Air 2012 report, the organization said that between 2001 and 2010, ozone levels dropped 13%,...

Apr 25, 2012 – At least one major South Korean retailer has suspended the sale of U.S. beef after authorities confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease," in a dairy cow in central California. Public health officials in the United States said the risk to the...

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Apr 24, 2012 – For the second time in less than a month, the Supreme Court is taking up a case that puts the Obama administration's legal credibility on the line in a hot-button battle against state government. The high court this Wednesday plans to hear oral arguments in the case of...

Apr 24, 2012 – Newt Gingrich is hinting that he might finally disband his struggling presidential campaign this week if he is unable to mount a surprise victory in Tuesday's Delaware presidential primary. The former House Speaker told NBC News Monday that he would have to "reassess" his bid if he's not able...

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Apr 24, 2012 – President Obama has seen his standing among Catholic voters, a crucial segment of the electorate, slip in recent weeks, and a looming confrontation with Catholic activists could make it worse. Democrats want voters this year to focus on what they have branded a war on women, but the...

Apr 24, 2012 – Charles Manson casts a long shadow. No one knows that better than his grandson, Jason Freeman, who is speaking out for the first time about growing up under, what he calls, a "family curse" started by Manson and his so-called "Manson family." "I'm personally, I'm coming out," says the...

Apr 24, 2012 – China is facing some serious growing pains. On the world stage, the country has become an economic powerhouse to be reckoned with. But look a little closer to home and there are plenty of reasons why the most populous nation is still trailing far behind the developed world....

Apr 23, 2012 – The first round of France's 2012 presidential election saw the left wing candidates gain the highest percentage of the vote since 1981. They now have one common goal - to oust French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the run-off vote on May 6. Radical left-wing maverick Jean-Luc Melenchon believes...

Apr 23, 2012 – One Saturday last fall, President Obama interrupted a White House strategy meeting to raise an issue not on the agenda. He declared, aides recalled, that the administration needed to more aggressively use executive power to govern in the face of Congressional obstructionism. “We had been attempting to highlight...

Apr 23, 2012 – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has taken a bold stand for religious freedom. In a recent statement, titled “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty,” the bishops call for repeal of contraception coverage mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services. The clarified position sets up a dramatic confrontation...