The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAM) - the Obamacare body critics have dubbed a "death panel" - leaving intact a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that threw out the lawsuit.
If Friday's "meager" $15 million Mega Millions jackpot was not quite enough to spark your imagination, you are in luck: No one matched the winning numbers, which means the prize has inched up to $20 million for tonight's drawing. Who gets to take that nifty sum home will be determined at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
In an attempt to "gain traction in the early, crowded field competing for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination" by backing a lawsuit that challenges President Barack Obama's executive action benefitting undocumented immigrants, Chris Christie has disappointed many Latinos in his state who once saw him as a formidable ally, the (Bergen County, New Jersey) Record editorialized.
Marco Rubio is apparently considering announcing a 2016 run for the White House as early as April 13. The Florida senator is eyeing the Freedom Tower, a historic Miami landmark known as the "Ellis Island of the South," to launch his campaign.
President Barack Obama this week heaped praise on HBO's critically acclaimed television series "The Wire," calling it one not just of the greatest TV shows ever, but also one of the greatest "pieces of art" of the last couple of decades.
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís fired his ambassador in Venezuela on Wednesday after the top diplomat had voiced support for the government of embattled President Nicolás Maduro in a newspaper interview.
Ben Affleck testified before a congressional panel on diplomacy and national security on Thursday, and the actor and director used the opportunity to give a shoutout to his "colleague" Patrick Leahy, the senior senator from Vermont.
A congressional committee is promising to look into allegation surrounding the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 10 of whose agents the Justice Department accuses of having attended "sex parties" organized by drug cartels in Colombia.
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President Barack Obama will welcome Pope Francis to the White House on Sept. 23, the administration confirmed on Thursday. The leader of the world's more than 1 billion Catholics will become the third pontiff to visit the executive mansion.
The stars of ABC's hit drama "Nashville" are set to once again embark on a tour that will take them to eight American cities; but before they do, fans of the Callie Khouri-produced show will get to see its newest episode, "This Just Ain't a Good Day for Leavin'," which airs on April 8th.
Discussions between the United States and Cuba turned to communications issues this week as a delegation led by Daniel Sepulveda, the U.S. State Department's coordinator for international communications, visited the Communist island.
Government-funded news operations are proving to be ineffective abroad, and the United States is losing an information war to foreign rivals including Russia and the ISIS terrorist organization, a federal agency report warned.
Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is supporting Texas and other states in their lawsuit over President Barack Obama's executive orders benefitting undocumented immigrants.
Arizona women may no longer be able to buy health insurance through the federal marketplace if their plans include abortion coverage after lawmakers passed a hotly debated bill that includes such restrictions.
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush in February proudly published some 300,000 emails from his time as Florida governor in what he called "the spirit of transparency." But during his tenure in Tallahassee, the famous "jeb@jeb.org" was not the only account the chief executive used.
Two elephants provided some unlikely roadside assistance when an 18-wheeler got stuck in mud alongside Interstate 49 in Louisiana. The truck was taking three pachyderms from New Orleans to Frisco, Texas, and its driver called Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's deputies for help when he was unable to continue his trip.
Terry McAuliffe benefited from "unprecedented" special treatment from a top official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when he sought to secure EB-5 immigrant-investor visas for his electric-car company, a report from the agency's inspector general said.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's approval numbers have benefited from the Obama administration's decision to declare his South American country a threat to U.S. national security, a local poll suggests.
Benefits for gay spouses of United Nations employees will no longer be determined by the staffers' home countries' laws on same-sex unions, meaning the international organization will apply the same rules to all legally married couples.
Fans of BBC America's science fiction hit "Orphan Black" are anxiously awaiting the April 18 return of the show as tidbits about what is going to happen in the third season are making their way around the media. And thanks to Hot Topic, those who would like to dress like a clone in real life now have that option.
The singer of the local band "Los Plebes de Arranke" was found dead on Saturday morning in Tijuana, Baja California. The body of Rogelio Brambilla Lizárraga was discovered in a car parked in the city's Montebello neighborhood; he had been shot multiple times with guns of at least two different calibers.
As of this week, it's official: With Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the first big-name candidate has announced he is running for president, and the 2016 White House race is set to pick up steam from here. And your iPhone 6 cover can, of course, easily double as a mini billboard for your favorite candidate.
"Paris is always a good idea," Audrey Hepburn famously said, and whether that holds true for Nordic warriors, as well, is something fans of the History Channel's hit series "Vikings" may find out in "Born Again," a new episode set to premiere on Thursday.
