If Republicans regain control of the House in November, some have vowed to launch investigations into controversies that Democrats have tried to ignore, including the New Black

A Mexican judge has ordered a US-born suspected drug lord known as "La Barbie" held for 40 days pending an investigation into organized crime and other charges.

Louisiana Democrats are seizing on Sen. David Vitter's role in a 2007 prostitution scandal for a new campaign attack ad that seeks to cut into the Louisiana Republican's

What does the mainstream media have to say about someone with left-leaning views who went psycho? Is there a double standard at work here?

The Democrats' biggest mistake has been to underestimate the importance of a movement that is of unprecedented and potentially of fundamental importance to the American political

“It was full impact, a major hit,” an eyewitness said.

The trouble with this administration is that the president and his team can't tell right from wrong.

The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida.

Despite its contentious history, most American voters appear to have made a positive judgment about the country’s efforts in Iraq.

Two months before Election Day, a new Fox News poll finds that more voters still disapprove than approve of President Obama’s job performance, but his approval rating is up a

With the mid-term elections just two months away, the state of the economy continues to dominate other concerns for most American voters. 

Finally, an issue both Democrats and Republicans agree on: term limits. Nearly 8 in 10 American voters like the idea of imposing fixed time limits in office for all members of

Authorities say a run-in between a moose and a toddler in north-central Colorado appears to have been a freak accident.

A routine knee operation led to the death of a 45-year-old woman in England after she contracted a rare flesh-eating infection.

A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck close to New Zealand's second-largest city of Christchurch early Saturday local time, wreaking havoc on buildings, roads and