Obama Names Picks for Secretary of Defense, CIA Director
On Monday President Obama nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel to the post of secretary of defense and current counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency....
View ArticleWill Robert Griffin III Ever Match His Rookie Season? — Sports Survey of the Day
On Wednesday morning, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his knee. His recovery time is expected to be six to eight months, which means he...
View ArticleDoes the NRA's Ad Featuring Obama's Children Go Too Far?
The National Rifle Association, which opposes the president's ideas, released a Web ad that stoked controversy, particularly because the ad focuses on Obama's daughters. Read More|Comment
View Article2 People Shot at Lone Star College in Houston (UPDATED)
Update 5:30 p.m. (Eastern): Three people in total were taken to the hospital, including one in critical condition. Update 2:55: One shooting victim's name is Jody Neal, according to his uncle and...
View ArticleNorth Korea Threatens Nuclear Test, Calls U.S. Its 'Archenemy'
North Korea ramps up anti-U.S. sentiment in response to UN sanctions. Read More|Comment
View ArticleGunman Shoots and Kills Bus Driver, Holds 6-Year-Old Hostage in Bunker
On Tuesday afternoon, a man in Dale County, Alabama, near Midland City, got on a school bus, demanded a child be let off with him, then shot and killed the bus driver when he refused. Read More|Comment
View ArticleStudent Shot at Atlanta Middle School
Another school shooting, this one in Atlanta. Read More|Comment
View ArticlePost Office Will Not Deliver Mail on Saturdays Anymore
Starting this summer, you won't be getting any mail over the weekend. Read More|Comment
View ArticleWhat We Know About Pope Benedict's Resignation
In stunning news, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday morning from the Vatican that he will resign his position as head of the Catholic Church, effective on February 28. This has already set off a...
View ArticlePolice Exchange Gunfire With Alleged Cop-Killer Christopher Dorner
Going on right now in Big Bear, California, is a gunfight between law-enforcement officials and alleged cop-killer Christopher Dorner. Multiple officers have apparently been injured during the battle,...
View ArticleBuzzer Beaters: Kentucky Star Tears ACL, LeBron/Jordan Talks Heat Up, and the...
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View ArticleThis Giant Asteroid Is Barely Going to Miss Earth on Friday
Seventeen-thousand miles might not sound particularly close at first listen, but when it comes to a gigantic rock the size of half a football field, it's a bit scarier. Read More|Comment
View ArticleBuzzer Beaters: Pretty Boy Floyd's New Showtime Contract, Oscar Pistorius...
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View ArticleVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dead
The longtime president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, died on Tuesday at the age of 58, following a two-year battle with cancer. Read More|Comment
View ArticleEconomy Adds 236,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.7%
The labor market—and the economy overall—is improving, albeit gradually, with employers adding 236,000 jobs in February. Read More|Comment
View ArticleLive Video of the Chimney at the Sistine Chapel — Next Vote Coming Up Soon
Wednesday morning's vote at the papal conclave at the Vatican led to black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning no new pope after the cardinals' second vote. Read More|Comment
View ArticleNew Pope Elected — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, Now Called Francis I
Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis...
View ArticlePolice Find Dead Body, Explosives, Guns Inside Florida College Dorm Room
On Wednesday morning, authorities found the body of a University of Central Florida student inside a dorm room, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Read More|Comment
View ArticlePunxsutawney Phil Is in Trouble With the Law
The official first day of spring may have been earlier this week, but one prosecutor in Ohio thinks that winter has gone on far too long—and he blames a certain prognosticatory rodent. Read More|Comment
View ArticleSupreme Court Hears First of Two Gay-Marriage Cases
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that is challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. It is the...
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