The former pastor of an Indiana megachurch is under investigation for having sex with a member of the church when she was only 16, according to USA Today. Jack Schaap, 54, was dismissed as the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond after...

The US government’s only facility for handling, processing and storing weapons-grade uranium has been temporarily closed after anti-nuclear activists breached security fences. The facility at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was shut down on...

Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that Senate Republicans killed the Cybersecurity Act because it provided too many online privacy protections. The ACLU had originally opposed the bill, warning that it would...

WASHINGTON — Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A said Thursday it enjoyed “unprecedented” sales when customers across the United States turned out by the thousands to support its opposition to same-sex marriage. “We are very grateful...

Comedian Roseanne Barr announced Thursday that anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan would be her running mate in her bid for the Peace and Freedom Party’s nomination for President. The small California-based party, which first qualified for the...

ORLANDO, Florida — President Barack Obama warned Thursday that Mitt Romney’s “fairy dust” tax cuts would swell his millionaire Republican foe’s personal wealth while sticking the middle class with the bill. In a punchy...

WASHINGTON — The United States is stepping up support for the Syrian rebels but, despite the failure of UN envoy Kofi Annan’s mission, is sticking to its refusal to pour arms into a complex conflict. Annan, the UN and the Arab...

LAGOS — Rights group Amnesty International said Friday investigations into Shell oil spills in Nigeria were a “fiasco,” alleging the company repeatedly blamed sabotage in an effort to avoid responsibility. “No matter what...

The Michigan Democratic Party has accused Republican Senate candidate Clark Durant of illegally profiting off a “sponsor-a-child” charity. The charity, Genesis Foundation, was created to provide tuition for children attending Cornerstone...

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Wednesday railed against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate and said the United States could not succeed without God. He said the new Health & Human Services Department rule — which...

A man who walked into an Oklahoma police station and declared he was going to kill Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) is now in the custody of U.S. marshals, according to the Associated Press. 52-year-old Wayne Franklin Miles reportedly said on July 22...

Marijuana legalization is simply not up for debate in Washington — be it decriminalization, legalization or even just medical marijuana. And though Democrats and even some Republicans will decry the results of this nation’s drug war...

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he did not favour a tough punishment in the trial of an all-girl punk band which performed a song against his rule in Moscow’s biggest church. “There is nothing good in what...

WASHINGTON — NASA said Thursday all was well ahead of its landmark mission to Mars, with its most advanced robotic rover poised to hunt for clues about past life and water on Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. On a mission to seek out...

LONDON — British police on Thursday formally charged former tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks with phone hacking in a long-running press scandal which has struck at the heart of the country’s institutions. Police last week charged Prime...