Supreme Court hears Medal of Honor case, ponders political lies

The Supreme Court justices spoke with disdain about liars who claim to have earned military honors, but they sounded less sure how to handle...

African American history museum breaks ground in Washington

Construction has begun on a landmark African American history museum on a National Mall site, a mile from where Martin Luther King Jr. spoke...

Supreme Court tosses suit against L.A. County sheriff's deputies

The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit against two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies over a raid at a South L.A. home that...

College lacrosse player guilty of 2nd-degree murder in ex-girlfriend's death

Jurors found a former University of Virginia lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend...

Supreme Court to consider affirmative action in higher education

Since the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, conservatives have looked forward to the day when the Supreme Court would take up a new...

The Santorum question: Is he too extreme for the middle?

Rick Santorum is winning the hearts of conservative voters with uncompromising social views that, he says, are drawn from the same well as...

Army avoiding PTSD claims? Madigan chief suspended amid inquiry

The head of the Army’s Madigan Healthcare System, one of the largest military hospitals on the...

Romney renews attacks on Santorum

Stung by Mitt Romney's accusation that he's a big-spending Washington insider, Rick Santorum responded Tuesday by calling himself an...

Supreme Court rejects Redondo Beach appeal on day laborer law

Redondo Beach lost a bid to reinstate its ordinance barring day laborers from gathering on busy street corners to solicit work from...

Accused Arizona sheriff seeks independent investigation

An Arizona sheriff is asking authorities in a neighboring county for a comprehensive, independent investigation into allegations made...

Supreme Court to decide on right to lie about military honors

Xavier Alvarez told of playing hockey for the Detroit Red Wings, marrying a Mexican starlet, piloting a helicopter in Vietnam and...

For Rick Santorum voters, it's character that counts

Suburban mom Judy Dlugosielski is a liberal Republican who favors abortion rights.

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney fight it out in Michigan

With a new poll hinting at a tightening race in the pivotal Michigan primary, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum tried to stoke...

Romney spends heavily in a challenging month

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and a "super PAC" working on his behalf spent more than twice as much as they raised in January,...

AFL-CIO chief goes on the offensive

The future of the labor movement may very well rest in the hands of a man who was sitting over a paper plate piled with spaghetti, amusing...

Unions return to Democratic fold for 2012 election

Last May, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka stood a few blocks from the White House and issued a stern warning: Union members could not be...

Santorum defends remarks on Obama's faith

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum denied Sunday that he had questioned President Obama's Christian faith, but said the...

Washington avalanche kills 3 skiers

— Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popular resort,...