Loyau-Kennett's bus had just stopped in front of the gruesome killing. Most would have shielded their eyes and fled. Instead, the mother of two and cub scout leader got off the bus and walked straight for the man whose hands were stained a deep red. He carried weapons. She carried only resolve.

Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. Lerner came under fire this week when she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself rather than testify before the House Oversight...

Obama addresses Guantanamo, deaths of four Americans in drone strikes

Cellphone video recorded by an Oklahoma teacher at Briarwood Elementary School shows the exact moment an E-F5 tornado tore through the building as she attempted to calm students' fears by telling them, 'It's almost over.'

The Texas deputy shot three times in March while chasing a paroled Colorado inmate suspected in the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief will be heading back to work this weekend and said he is "ready to go back to it."

A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to extort his family for millions in ransom, prosecutors said.

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President Obama is a little uneasy with the way journalists have been dragged into the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of national security leak investigations. In fact, he has ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a 45-day review of the department’s guidelines on the issue....

The 2013 list is the 6th released by the institute and it includes everything from a glow-in-the-dark cockroach to an "Old World" monkey with a bright blue buttocks.

A new, eerie home video made by Susan Powell, the Utah mother who disappeared in 2009 under mysterious circumstances, shows the mother of two recording her family's belongings just in case something ever happened.

Famous Iconic Glasses - Guessing game

The bill, introduced by Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), states that Amtrak will one car of each train where passengers may transport "a domesticated cat or dog in the same manner as carry-on baggage" if the animal can be contained in a pet kennel and the kennel can be stowed in accordance with Amtrak size requirements for carry-on baggage.

Woman interrupts president's speech calling on Congress to close detention center in Cuba.

At Cannes Film Festival, Jerry Lewis still not laughing at female comedians

When 17-year-old valedictorian Chelesa Fearce stands before her Georgia high school graduating class today to give her speech, she will talk about overcoming homelessness and fighting to "get the future that you want."

State investigators accuse bars, restaurants of selling cheap liquor in premium brand bottles.

A U.S. Army sergeant is accused of secretly videotaping at least a dozen female cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

The Fitbit Flex and Jawbone Up are very similar fitness bracelets that track your activity. Which one should you put on your wrist?

No, that’s not a photo of Jennifer Aniston’s fiance, Justin Theroux. It’s “Big Fish” star Ewan McGregor. So, why the darker ‘do and facial hair? It’s likely for a role: McGregor recently signed on to star in the indie Western “Jane Got A Gun,” opposite...

Study finds for first time frogs and other amphibians declining at alarming rate around US

Get ready for an “extremely active” active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said today. Between now and the end of the Atlantic hurricane season (Nov. 30) the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration predicts 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 could become...

Man killed in Fla. by FBI shares similar background to deceased Boston bombing suspect

The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial begins its third day of deliberations today on whether to sentence Arias to death, raising the possibility that prosecutor Juan Martinez will have to decide whether to retry the case if the jury cannot agree to a decision.

The Microsoft commercial shows a Windows 8 tablet pitted against an Apple iPad