On the eve of Election Day, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow reviewed the many accomplishments of President Barack Obama’s first term. Obama’s list of accomplishments included an equal pay law, expanding hate crimes laws, health care reform,...

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D) danced along during a Jay-Z performance at a campaign rally on Monday, the penultimate day of the 2012 elections, in a move that will likely have no impact on the outcome of Brown’s reelection race but that...

A Minnesota couple has been arrested and the two now face felony charges for allegedly starving their eight-year-old adopted son to the point where his bones were visible through his skin. According to the Associated Press, Mona Hauer and...

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Monday night that Republicans in Congress were likely to continue pushing for tax cuts after Election Day, despite the upcoming fiscal cliff. “It is very clear that virtually all of the...

SAN FRANCISCO — Picture sharing website Instagram on Monday began rolling out online profiles that let people showcase themselves and photos they’ve taken with the Facebook-owned smartphone application. The creation of an online home for...

WASHINGTON — One of the five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks filed an appeal asking that the charges against him be dropped, after a court threw out the conviction of Osama bin Laden’s ex-driver. Saudi national Mustapha al-Hawsawi...

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court heard two cases that could limit the scope of class action lawsuits, after the court rejected a discrimination claim by 1.5 million female workers against retail giant Wal-Mart. Comcast, the largest US cable...

WELLINGTON — British actor Ian McKellan has criticised New Zealand Prime Minister John Key for using the word “gay” to mock a radio host’s attire, saying the term should not be casually used as an insult. In a radio interview...

On the eve of the 2012 elections, a state judge has ordered the release of Tennessee Rep. Scott DesJarlais’ (R) divorce records so that they can be combed for any evidence related to DesJarlais’ ethically dubious extramarital affair....

Democratic candidate Alan Grayson on Monday night slammed Florida Republicans for cutting back on early voting in the state. “We have to expand the Voting Rights Act to make sure that the right to vote is effective,” Grayson told Current TV host...

Gun control advocates on Sunday voiced there disappointment with Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) by showing up at a Republican campaign office in Santa Clarita, California to sing a song. The song condemned McKeon for receiving thousands of dollars from...

With days to go before the 2012 elections, Ohio Senate hopeful Josh Mandel is taking heat from an unexpected source: his in-laws. On Monday, Mandel’s wife’s cousins took out an ad in the Cleveland Jewish News blasting Mandel for his...

NEW YORK — New Yorkers who have been driven from their homes by superstorm Sandy can vote at any polling station in the state not just their local center, governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday. “I am signing an executive order today that will...

PARIS — Researchers said Tuesday they had seen the earliest-ever warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease — among a high-risk group of 20-somethings — in the ongoing quest for early detection and prevention. A major problem in the...

LIMA — Using maracas, coca leaves and a hallucinogenic brew, shamans in Peru got down to business Monday using pre-Columbian traditional ceremonies to pick a winner in the US presidential race. “The apus (gods of the hills in indigenous...