There will be a relatively rare solar eclipse this weekend, as the moon slides between Earth and the sun, casting its long shadow across wide swaths of the globe. Sunday’s event will be an annular partial solar eclipse, meaning that the...

WASHINGTON — North Korea appears to be moving ahead with the building of a light-water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear weapons program, according to satellite images released Wednesday. The signs of progress come amid fears...

PARIS — Researchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of “good” cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health. In a study published in The Lancet, investigators said they found no evidence...

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Wednesday night that the Democratic Party could benefit from the ouster of moderate Republican candidates. “Republicans were really, really, really confident heading into the last election cycle in...

This is a capitally bad piece of legislation from a state that seems to be specializing in crap legislation as of late: Brewer signed House Bill 2664 into law today. The measure allows collection agencies to use final billing statements as a...

The abuser lobby, which ridiculously calls itself the “men’s rights movement”, was handed a massive victory today by the Republican-controlled House, who passed a watered down version of the Violence Against Women Act. Prior to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook will go public hacker style with an all-night software bending bash to culminate with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg remotely ringing the Nasdaq opening bell on Friday, reports said. Employees were signing up for a...

WASHINGTON — The US Senate unanimously rejected President Barack Obama’s proposed 2013 budget Wednesday and shot down a series of Republican alternatives, assuring a prolonged election-year fiscal battle. The Democratic-controlled chamber...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a controversial provision in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act regarding the detention of terrorism suspects. Last year, debate raged over the multi-billion dollar defense...

Former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean had to cut a radio interview short on Wednesday after the car he was riding in got in an accident in Montreal. “What it means is instead of discussing geographic boundaries and drawing...

Family Research Institute chairman Dr. Paul Cameron revealed Wednesday on The David Pakman Show that he became attracted to men after being raped as a child, but said he eventually overcame his homosexual feelings. Cameron has been a vocal...

Comedian Bill Maher on Tuesday night described his reaction to President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of same sex marriage, and used the event to lampoon Obama’s opponent Mitt Romney. “I think it is ridiculous that it took...

Nearly three out of four Americans believe that the federal government should respect state laws regarding medical marijuana and halt raids on dispensaries, according to a poll released Wednesday. “These results are consistent with the...

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who introduced the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act to the Senate, said Wednesday he was disappointed in House Republicans. The House voted 222-205 to pass the Republican version of reauthorization of the...

OTTAWA — Canadian police used “excessive force,” ignored civil rights and made “unlawful” mass arrests in cracking down on unruly protests at a G20 summit in Toronto two years ago, a watchdog said Wednesday. Gerry...