MSNBC host Rachel Maddow argued on Wednesday that the problems currently surrounding the country’s Veterans Affairs (VA) department predated both President Barack Obama and department Secretary Eric Shinseki’s administrations, and...

An obscure Democratic candidate for the Washington state Senate has set off a dispute between her Republican opponents after several bizarre online posts on her part were brought to light, KIRO-TV reported on Wednesday. The candidate, Lynda...

Harper Lee puts request to district judge, saying Alabama museum has set additional terms to settlement Harper Lee’s settlement with the local museum that the To Kill a Mockingbird author had accused of exploiting her fame, has fallen...

The irreverent US comedian’s brother-in-law Yosef Abramowitz, himself no stranger to controversy, has announced his candidacy for the election on  June 10, 2014. She is famous for her potty-mouth and her irreverence, but could comedian...

Californian home of Fahrenheit 451 author boasts ‘soaring vaulted ceilings, classic brick fireplace and cultural provenance’ The California home where the late Ray Bradbury dreamed up hundreds of much-loved fantastical short stories...

Reading about grisly sex murders and mutilation is a safe way to explore the threats we sense in the world around us A couple of weeks ago, I was about three-quarters of the way through Becky Masterman’s gory crime thriller Rage Against...

Benefits of scientific testing in the area are outweighed by risks of pathogenic strains spreading round world, say researchers Public health experts have warned that controversial experiments on mutant viruses could put human lives in danger by...

By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) – As former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is set to head the Boy Scouts of America, many are wondering if the official who helped end the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t...

(Reuters) – Google Inc plans to offer Wi-Fi network hardware and software at a discount to small and medium-sized businesses, tech blog The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a confidential document it accessed and a person who was...

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman abducted from her suburban Southern California home when she was 15 has been found alive after a decade-long ordeal of physical and sexual abuse, and her accused kidnapper has been arrested,...

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – The federal government will spend $2 billion to extend a subway line under Los Angeles’ storied Wilshire Boulevard, an effort to ease congestion in one of the country’s...

A U.S. federal judge ordered the government Wednesday to provide the medical records and 34 videos of a Syrian hunger-striking prisoner who was force–fed at Guantanamo. Abu Wa’el Dhiab, 42, was cleared for release by the Obama...

A 50-year-old Catholic priest was accused of threatening to kill a colleague at their New Jersey retreat over use of a car at the facility, the Asbury Park Press reported on Wednesday. Rev. Frank P. Hreno was charged with making a terroristic...

The U.S. Supreme Court was weighing Wednesday the fate of a Missouri killer sentenced to death, a day after his execution was halted at the 11th hour. Russell Bucklew had been set to die at 12:01 am (0501 GMT) on Wednesday before a flurry of...

Airbnb Under Pressure, Agrees To Hand Over Data To NY’s Attorney General (via Techdirt) As we’ve discussed a few times, NY’s Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, has been trying to go on a fishing expedition through...