Anthony Weiner: Wife will join campaign trail ‘soon enough’
Anthony Weiner said his wife, Huma Abedin, is very busy. Meanwhile, Sen. Chuck Grassley is prodding for an investigation into her consulting business.
(UPDATED) White powder sent to FDNY headquarters
Authorities report a suspicious white powder sent to FDNY headquarters.
Obama administration defends massive phone record collection
The Obama administration on Thursday defended its collection of a massive amount of telephone records from at least one carrier as part of U.S. counterterrorism efforts, re-igniting a debate over privacy even as it called the practice critical to protecting Americans from attacks.
Man killed by Boston police was ‘executed,’ family says
The family of a man shot and killed by Boston Police early Sunday claims officers used excessive force, according to the Boston Globe.
UPDATE: 20 ‘persons of interest’ identified in disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann
On the heels of the Cleveland captivity case, authorities on the other side of the globe may be one step closer to solving another well-known missing person mystery: the disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann.
Two found shot to death in NJ park
Police are investigating after a man and a woman in their 20s were found shot to death in a New [...]
FBI opens criminal probe into IRS targeting of conservative groups
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered the FBI to open a criminal probe in a growing scandal over the [...]
Republican expects more Benghazi whistle-blowers
A top Republican on Sunday said he expected more witnesses to step forward with information about last year’s deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi and how President Barack Obama’s administration responded to the unfolding events.
Report: IRS kept shifting targets in tax-exempt groups scrutiny
When tax agents started singling out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in 2010, they looked at first only for key words such as ‘Tea Party,’ but later they focused on criticisms by groups of “how the country is being run,” according to investigative findings
Marathon suspect’s widow hires criminal defense lawyer
Katherine Russell, the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, has hired a criminal defense attorney with experience handling terrorism cases.