President Perry? Former Governor is Running for President

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry announced on Thursday he will pursue the Republican presidential nomination again in 2016, seeking redemption for a fumbled White House bid in 2012 and adding to a crowded field of conservative candidates.

He launched the campaign on his website (www.rickperry.org) and scheduled a…

Hundreds Missing After Cruise Ship Capsizes

Rescuers fought bad weather on Tuesday as they searched for more than 400 people, many of them elderly Chinese tourists, missing after a cruise boat was buffeted by a freak tornado and capsized on the Yangtze River.

The accident on Monday night is likely to end up as China’s…

Beau Biden, VP Biden's Son, Dies of Brain Cancer at 46

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday his son Beau has died after battling brain cancer.

“The entire Biden family is saddened beyond words. We know that Beau’s spirit will live on in all of us, especially through his brave wife, Hallie, and two remarkable children, Natalie…

Life in Prison for Silk Road Founder

A San Francisco man who created the underground drug-selling website Silk Road was sentenced Friday to life in prison by a judge who cited six deaths from drugs bought on his site and five people he tried to have killed.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest told 31-year…

Another Day, Another Illinois Politician Indicted

Former House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert was indicted on Thursday on federal charges, including for lying to the FBI, relating to an alleged effort to hide $3.5 million in payments he was making to a person to conceal past misconduct.

The Illinois Republican, who left Congress in 2007…