Abortion |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard
Mourdock said Wednesday that he is standing by his statement that
when a woman becomes…
Middle East |
UPDATE: BEIRUT (AP)—An al-Qaeda-inspired Islamist group has
rejected the short holiday cease-fire proposed by the international
peace envoy to Syria. The…
Sports |
GENEVA (AP)—Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de
France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body
Monday following a report from…
Afghanistan |
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)—A diminished but resilient al-Qaeda, whose
9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a
comeback in Afghanistan's…
Middle East |
BEIRUT (AP)—Lebanon's prime minister linked the massive car bomb
that tore through Beirut to the civil war in neighboring Syria on
Saturday, the latest…
Sexual abuse |
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—A website with files showing the Boy Scouts of
America's cover-up of decades of sexual abuse is generating
interest from people wanting…
Libya |
WASHINGTON (AP)—The CIA station chief in Libya reported to
Washington within 24 hours of last month's deadly attack on the
U.S. Consulate that there was…
Religion |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—A judge stopped an East Texas school district on
Thursday from barring cheerleaders from quoting biblical scripture
on banners at high…
Marriage |
NEW YORK (AP)—A divided federal appeals court in Manhattan struck
down the Defense of Marriage Act Thursday as unconstitutional,
joining an appeals court in…
Business |
NEW YORK (AP)—
Newsweek
plans to end its print publication after 80 years and will shift
to an all-digital format aimed at online users starting in…
Crime |
WASHINGTON (AP)—Three female plaintiffs claim an evangelical church
group covered up allegations of sexual abuse against children,
failed to report…
