The remains of Rudolph Hess, a former deputy to Adolph Hitler, were exhumed from a grave in Bavaria, cremated, and his ashes scattered at sea. His remains and tomb were removed to prevent hoards of neo-Nazi pilgrims from descending on the small...

SAN FRANCISCO — US technology giant Microsoft said Thursday its annual profit soared on record revenue thanks in part to hot demand for its Xbox 360 videogame console gear and online network. Microsoft reported its net income surged 23 percent...

WASHINGTON — A panel of the US Congress on Thursday moved to bar foreign assistance related to climate change, defying President Barack Obama’s calls to contribute as part of an international accord. On a party line vote, the...

Wisconsin Democratic Assemblywoman Tamara Grigsby blasted her Republican colleagues on Wednesday for putting n jeopardy legislation to extend unemployment benefits by 13 weeks. “Not only is that shameful, not only is that spineless, not...

The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) on Thursday appealed the federal government’s decision to keep marijuana classified as a dangerous drug with no...

LONDON — A graphic video of a public hanging in Iran of three men convicted for rape shows the “brutalisation” of the condemned and those who watch executions, Amnesty International said Thursday. In the video, which the London-based...

TUNIS — Hundreds of Tunisians rallied in the capital Thursday, denouncing the “violence and chaos” that persist six months after the toppling of authoritarian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The protesters marched for three...

New York State Senator Diane J. Savino (D) on Wednesday urged Governor Andrew Cuomo to follow the example of New Jersey and allow marijuana to be prescribed to the seriously ill. New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that...

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church are planning to protest on Sunday against the legalization of same sex marriage in New York, according to Village Voice. The Westboro Baptist Church believes that God is punishing the United States because...

Dissatisfaction and anger with the federal government is nothing new, but now even Almighty God is having a tough time getting support from the public. A recently released survey (PDF) by Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that only 52 percent of...

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia officials on Thursday continued to fight a rare order allowing the execution of a man convicted in a triple killing to be videotaped. Andrew Grant DeYoung, 37, is set to be put to death by lethal injection at 7...

A group of LGBT protesters today dressed as barbarians and stormed into Bachmann & Associates, a counseling center owned by Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) husband which has admitted to practicing a controversial anti-gay...

Progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann last night used the example of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to illustrate the dangers of media consolidation, as it relates to global media mogul Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corporation. In...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Election Commission approved a final audit on Thursday that concludes former presidential candidate John Edwards’ campaign owes the government more than $2 million. The former senator from North...

LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland Yard investigators have cryptic financial records corroborating suspicions that former News of the World editor Andy Coulson knew about illegal payments to police officers, a source with knowledge of the matter...