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…

A United Airlines jet departs in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Midday Roundup: Lawmakers send air traffic controllers back to work

Newsworthy |  Back in the tower. Around noon today, the House voted to end furloughs instituted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), authorizing the agency to use…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel

Midday Roundup: Looks like that red line’s been crossed

Newsworthy |  About face. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called Israeli claims that Syria used chemical weapons on rebel fighters battling to overthrow…

Kermit Gosnell

Gosnell defense rests, calls no witnesses

Gosnell Trial |  Kermit Gosnell’s attorney abruptly rested his case this morning, without calling the Philadelphia abortionist or any other witnesses to the stand in his…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stands with Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House

Midday Roundup: GOP report says Clinton lied about Benghazi security requests

Newsworthy |  Search for the truth. House Republicans say former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lied to congressional committees about requests for added security ahead…

Kermit Gosnell

Judge tosses three murder charges in Gosnell trial

Abortion |  The judge presiding over Kermit Gosnell’s murder trial threw out three charges against the Philadelphia abortionist today. Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey…

Sen. Max Baucus

Midday Roundup: Republicans salivate over Baucus Senate seat

Newsworthy |  Open season. Sen. Max Baucus will not seek reelection in 2014, Democratic strategists announced today, fueling speculation Republicans might have a chance to…

This handout photo provided by the US Attorney's office shows a backpack, gun, ammunition and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches at the scene of the FRC shooting.

Government seeks 45 years for FRC shooter

Crime |  Prosecutors are seeking a 45-year sentence for the man who pleaded guilty to plotting an attack at the Family Research Council’s Washington, D.C.,

Katherine Russell Tsarnaev, center, wife of killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, exits a car at the home of her parents in North Kingstown, R.I.

Midday Roundup: Did bombing suspect’s wife know about attack?

Newsworthy |  Waiting game. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspect accused of helping his brother plant bombs that killed three and wounded 176 at last Monday’s…

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, residents stand outside their house damaged by an earthquake in Longmen Township.

China rocked by powerful quake

International |  A powerful earthquake rattled the hillsides of China’s southwestern Sichuan province today, killing at least 156 people and injuring 5,500, according to…

People attend a service at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption on Friday.

West, Texas, death toll rises to 14

Newsworthy |  Texas officials have recovered 14 bodies from the disaster zone around the fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that exploded Wednesday evening. They do not…

Watertown residents applaud police following the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Sleeping easier

Boston Bombings |  Relieved and grateful Bostonians applaud the apprehension of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

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