Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky should be allowed to keep his state pension of roughly $60,000 a year despite his 45 child sex abuse convictions, an independent hearing examiner recommended on Monday.
Tommy Thompson, the former governor of Wisconsin, officially filed his paperwork to become a Republican candidate for the state's Senate seat in 2012, his campaign confirmed to Raw Story.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - While Republican presidential candidates target early-voting states, President Barack Obama's team is laying the groundwork for a 50-state campaign strategy it hopes will secure another White House win in 2012.
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican schools appear increasingly vulnerable to the country's drug violence, with five human heads dumped outside one school and threats of a grenade attack on another in the past week alone.
If you thought the race for the Republican presidential nomination was a fierce battle, it may not be as passionate as to which state hosts the first GOP primary election.
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's first woman foreign minister -- and also its youngest -- was sworn in on Tuesday, ending a five-month job vacancy a week before crucial peace talks in India.
