By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Sgt. Justin "Jon" Garza joined the Army eight years ago at 20. When he arrived at Ft. Hood in June, the communications specialist had...
By Scott Calvert
A defiant John Allen Muhammad, who terrified the Washington area in 2002 as he orchestrated a series of sniper shootings, including 10...
By John Hoeffel
The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no...
By Janet Hook and Noam N. Levey
With Senate leaders navigating a tricky path to move healthcare legislation forward, Democrats on Tuesday received a blunt warning from...
By Sarah Lundy and Willoughby Mariano
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak turned to face the woman she was accused of attacking nearly three years ago after driving 1,000 miles across...
By Andrew Zajac
Louisiana lawmakers Tuesday threatened the Food and Drug Administration with budget consequences if the agency followed through on a plan to...
By Joe Markman
Against the backdrop of the H1N1 flu pandemic, congressional Democrats are pushing for emergency sick-leave legislation and using the crisis...
By Peter Nicholas
In an expected development, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn is stepping down after a brief tenure marked by a dust-up with...
By Alexander C. Hart
Governments must act now to ward off catastrophic climate change or face additional costs of $500 billion per year of delay, according to...
Fish with potentially harmful levels of mercury and other chemicals were found in about half of U.S. lakes and reservoirs in a three-year...