Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27. "Everyone who was involved with Amy is shocked and devastated.
JUNEAU, Alaska — The 24,000 pages of emails from Sarah Palin's terma s governor of Alaska were released at 9 a.m. local time Friday, or 1 p.m. ET. Reporters from msnbc.com, the news website, are live-blogging the event here.
At least seven Montgomery Public Schools students face disciplinary action after a fight at a high school basketball game that has made national headlines. MPS officials reviewed footage of the incident to determine the identities of the students, who were suspended "pending …
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama should stop trying to win over Republican lawmakers in Congress. He has turned the other cheek -- and they slapped that, too.
BOSTON -- Some faculty members at Boston College are upset that the Catholic university has placed crucifixes in every classroom and other Christian artwork around campus. But school officials say they are just showing pride in the school's Jesuit tradition.
BOSTON -- House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says he's leaving the chamber that he has served for the past 30 years with "mixed emotions." He also said Tuesday in his farewell speech that he was proud to be the first Italian American to hold the post.
The first mixed soccer game - females vs. males - since the 1979 Islamic revolution led to swift punishment Monday, as an Iranian soccer club said it had suspended three officials involved and handed out fines of up to $5,000.
Do the names Sasha and Malia sound familiar? Of course, they're President Barack Obama's young daughters.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate, is going on the offensive against news organizations and bloggers she says are perpetuating malicious gossip about her and her children.
Hudson River hero is ex-Air Force fighter pilot Praise pours in for Sullenberger, who had been studying crisis management NEW YORK - Civil engineer Robert Bea wasn't surprised when he learned the name of the cool-headed pilot who guided his hobbled jetliner over the city and la …
Civil engineer Robert Bea wasn't surprised when he learned the name of the cool-headed pilot who guided his hobbled jetliner over the city and landed it in the Hudson River. The pilot, after all, had been studying crisis management.
Civil engineer Robert Bea wasn't surprised when he learned the name of the cool-headed pilot who guided his hobbled jetliner over the city and landed it in the Hudson River. The pilot, after all, had been studying crisis management.
Answering a question that two previous attorney generals had avoided, Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder Jr. on Thursday told Senators that he considers waterboarding to be torture.
The United States' use of the phrase "war on terror" may have backfired, Britain's foreign secretary said Thursday.
Congress is mulling a proposal to pay people to get rid of those old gas guzzlers sitting in their driveways.
Sarah Palin, still smarting over coverage of her vice presidential run, calls the media's reporting on her family "very scary".
Lindsay Lohan has had her fair share of ups and downs during her time in the Hollywood spotlight, but the actress feels the public is not ready to accept that she's grown and changed as a result of her past indiscretions.
More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator.
Vermont is the first New England state requiring all 2010 and newer-model cars, light trucks and SUVs sold in the state to carry labels with global warming scores.
In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards.
Primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign and others to bare their faces even though they fear it could get them killed.
U.S. authorities have compromised the rights and safety of some unaccompanied illegal immigrant children they have detained, and inadequate guidelines are partly to blame, a report says.
A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship.
In a Special Campaign Comment, Keith Olbermann asks "Joe the Plumber" to give up playing the role of McCain/Palin campaign prop because he is either supplying false information or making a fool of himself.
As world leaders gather for the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, they will be welcomed by thousands of protesters with a litany of complaints. Chief among them: Stop spending money on war and use it to rebuild recession-hit communities instead.
Updated at 10 p.m. ET: Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at the couple’s home in Bedford, N.Y., her family confirmed Wednesday.
Yowza! The new Time magazine cover -- you know, the one all over your Facebook newsfeed and/or e-mail inbox -- has moms everywhere talking, sharing, commenting and, inevitably, judging. In any case, we're paying attention now.
Updated 4:50 p.m. ET- President Barack Obama endorsed the right of same-sex couples to marry on Wednesday, a landmark pronouncement made in light of mounting pressure from gay rights advocates. Obama became the first U.S. president to back the right of gay and lesbian cou …
Latest Comments
Chicago braces for major protests as NATO summit looms
Chicago braces for major protests as NATO summit looms
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead
Fighting Israeli detention, Palestinians resort to hunger strike
Fighting Israeli detention, Palestinians resort to hunger strike
Time's breast-feeding toddler cover spurs shock, talk
Time's breast-feeding toddler cover spurs shock, talk