President Barack Obama and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto arrive for their bilateral meeting at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City.

Obama approves ‘morning-after’ pill for 15-year-olds

Abortion |  President Barack Obama said late Thursday he was comfortable with the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to lower the age limit for buying the…

Katherine Russell shown in a 2007 booking photo after she was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting.

Midday Roundup: DNA evidence on bomb no match to Tsarnaev’s widow

Newsworthy |  Suspicions remain. DNA and fingerprints found on fragments of one of the bombs that exploded at the Boston Marathon does not match dead suspect Tamerlan…

GAME’S UP:  Educators named in the APS cheating indictments hide their identity as they turn themselves in to the jail for processing.
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Education |  Atlanta school system scandal may have a silver lining: promoting choice

President Barack Obama with Michael From an, left, and Penny Pritzker.

Midday Roundup: Obama supporters rewarded with Cabinet posts

Newsworthy |  Appointments. President Barack Obama made two more Cabinet appointments Thursday morning, tapping Penny Pritzker as commerce secretary and Michael Froman as…

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DOJ appeals lifting age limits for ‘morning after’ pill

Abortion |  The U.S. Justice Department is appealing a judge’s decision to remove all age restrictions on the so-called “morning-after” pill, signaling the Obama…

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following a bomb explosion.

Suspected bomber's buddies guessed his guilt and shielded him anyway

Boston Bombings |  UPDATE (4:15 p.m.): The three college friends who removed a backpack and a laptop from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s dorm room hoped to keep their friend out of…

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Midday Roundup: Paul Ryan now supports gay adoption

Newsworthy |  Flip flop? Rep. Paul Ryan appears to have softened his stance on gay adoption, according to reports from a town hall meeting he held earlier this week. Ryan,

President Barack Obama waves as he walks away from the podium after a new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.

Midday Roundup: Obama slow walks Syrian ‘red line’ decision

Newsworthy |  No rush. During a news conference this morning, the 100th day of his second term, President Barack Obama said he would take his time to consider whether Syria…

Then-Boston center Jason Collins (98) guards Detroit's Greg Monroe in a game in January.

Full court press on Chris Broussard over comments on homosexuality

Sports |  ESPN analyst and sportswriter Chris Broussard is feeling the heat today after calling homosexuality a sin during a televised discussion Monday. Broussard, a…

Kermit Gosnell's defense attorney Jack McMahon.

Gosnell defense: Verdict must ‘transcend’ bloody reality of abortion

Gosnell Trial |  Abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s defense attorney tried one last time during today’s closing arguments to convince the jury in the Philadelphia courtroom his…

Everett Dutschke stands in the street near his home in Tupelo, Miss.

Midday Roundup: FBI says second ricin letter arrest is the right one

Newsworthy |  Poison pen arrested. Over the weekend, federal investigators arrested the second man suspected of sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, Sen.

Planned Parenthood's Cecilia Boone introduces President Obama Friday morning.

Obama vows to keep fighting for Planned Parenthood

Abortion |  President Barack Obama drew a standing ovation from Planned Parenthood staffers and supporters this morning with a speech that proved his ties with the…

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