Morrissey, the British singer who rose to fame with The Smiths and has become an outspoken political activist, has ripped the legacy of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a column for Newsweek/The Daily Beast.
A task force funded by the National Rifle Association has set forth recommendations on school safety and mass shootings, saying schools should train teachers to carry weapons.
Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler has told the court that he wants to pursue the death penalty against James Holmes, the man accused of shooting 70 people in a theater in Aurora, Colo. last year.
President Barack Obama is taking a calculated risk in his negotiations with North Korea. The Asian country is following a similar pattern; Obama is trying something new. Whether it will work, nobody knows.
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over California's anti-gay-marriage law Proposition 8, the justices heard a case against the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, the Republican candidate who briefly held the lead in the 2012 presidential primary campaign, now faces numerous investigations and allegations about improper use of campaign funds.
The U.S. invasion of Iraq took place 10 years ago this week, and news outlets have been marking the occasion by checking in with the current state of the country and looking up notable names from that time.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has announced he will not pursue a revival of the ban on assault weapons, saying the White House-supported measure has fewer than 40 votes in the Senate.