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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Democrats sought to tamp down a pair of controversies as they gaveled open the second night of their convention Wednesday, inserting the word “God” into their platform and restating support for Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
WASHINGTON — A lack of economic stability highlighted by a soaring national debt, combined with a lack of trust in government by the business community, helped drop the U.S. two notches to seventh in a ranking of national global competitiveness.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bill Clinton was set to take center stage Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in hopes of persuading middle-class voters that Barack Obama could turn a troubled economy around the same way the former president did two decades ago.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Day one of the Democratic convention made clear that the two parties agree on one thing: Women and Latinos will determine the outcome of the 2012 election.
WASHINGTON — A hacker group’s claim that it obtained from an FBI laptop a file with more than 12 million identification numbers for Apple iPhones, iPads and other devices has set off widespread speculation about why a federal agency would possess such information.
MEDELLIN, Colombia — Griselda Blanco’s story was often told in numbers: She turned tricks at 14, and moved 300 kilos of cocaine a month in her 40s.
PHOENIX — Lilia Romo will tell you plainly: She didn’t ask for this fight, but now that the immigration war has been declared in this politically conservative state, the confident 24-year-old says she intends to win it.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They met in a parking lot like a pair of drug dealers, but the contraband consisted of live piranhas.
LOS ANGELES — To an outsider, an Amish man’s chest-length beard or an Amish woman’s long locks might not appear all that remarkable. But they hold great religious significance to the Amish: They are symbols of one’s devotion to God and to the Amish community.
TAMPA, Fla. — Ron Paul supporters at the Republican National Convention erupted in fury Tuesday over decisions that weakened their delegate count and other rule changes that will make it harder for non-establishment candidates in future elections.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The director of special events at Florida A&M University has been arrested and charged with eight counts of fraud related to travel expenses, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
GULFPORT, Miss. – Hurricane Isaac came ashore Tuesday night west of the Mississippi River, arriving as a lumbering and large storm that threatened residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Early reports from the storm’s landfall site sparked concerns of levee breaches.
Delegates and supporters sing and dance as Mitt Romney secures enough delegates to officially win the Republican presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, Tuesday, August 28, 2012.
TRIPOLI, Libya — Members of the Libyan government and its military have been implicated in the destruction by Islamists over the weekend of several mosques affiliated with the Sufi branch of Islam, an indication that the government that replaced Moammar Gadhafi after a months-long NATO bombing campaign is having difficulty controlling its extremist elements.
TAMPA, Fla. — From Ted Cruz in Texas to Marco Rubio in Florida, Republicans are touting significant electoral victories by Hispanic candidates as the breakthrough they need to reach out to the booming group of voters.
Neil Alden Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon and a giant of space exploration, died Saturday. He was 82.
WASHINGTON — Nine years ago, then-Vermont Gov. Howard Dean broke new ground when his campaign used the Internet to help raise what were then record sums for his insurgent White House bid.
LOS ANGELES — As part of its ongoing efforts to get more people watching on weekends, CNN has announced that “Super Size Me” director Morgan Spurlock will be getting his own series, starting in April 2013.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul D. Ryan has cultivated his “affable wonk” persona into an effective moneymaker, winning over CEOs and K Street lobbyists to build a fundraising machine that has boosted his standing on Capitol Hill and helped make him one of the GOP’s most influential figures.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s largest crime group, Los Zetas, appears to be splintering into two rival factions locked in occasional open warfare with each other, experts say.
