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Georgia Supreme Court knocks down law restricting assisted suicides
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:00:22 AM CST
The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling found that the law that bans people from publicly advertising services to assist someone in a suicide violates the free speech clauses of the U.S. and Georgia constitution.
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US imposes additional sanctions on Iran
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:54:58 AM CST
President Obama orders new sanctions against Iran's Central Bank, saying Tehran is imposing "unacceptable risk" on the international financial system by its activities.
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Egypt names Americans to go to trial after raids on rights groups
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:46:54 AM CST
Egypt on Monday released the names of 19 Americans, including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who face trial for alleged illicit activity related to running pro-democracy and human rights groups.
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Obama disappointed wife dragged into politics
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:29:04 AM CST
Without addressing the first lady's comments about being portrayed as an "angry black woman," President Obama says it's tough to see his wife dragged into the "political realm."
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Obama Walks Tightrope on Economy Hype; GOPers Frustrated by February Lull
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:57:52 AM CST
Obama Walks Tightrope on Economy Hype; GOPers Frustrated by February Lull
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US closes embassy in Syria, pulls out diplomats
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:08:32 AM CST
The Obama administration closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday and pulled all American diplomats out of violence-wracked Syria as the U.S. stepped up pressure on President Bashar Assad to leave power.
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Second Term for Obama could have big impact on federal appeals courts
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:28:27 AM CST
Despite a slow start in nominating judges and Republican delays in Senate confirmations, President Obama has managed to alter the balance of power on four of the nation's 13 circuit courts of appeals, and could impact more courts in a second term.
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Move over robo-calls, states sell email addresses for campaigns to reach voters
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:20:34 AM CST
If it were a Viagra ad, it be considered a crime in some states. But a political message, that's all perfectly legal -- A Fox News study has found nine states are selling email addresses listed on voter registration cards to political parties, organizing groups, lawmakers and campaigns who can then use them to send unsolicited emails.
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States to make decision on agreement with banks that would settle foreclosure probes
Monday, February 6, 2012 4:47:35 AM CST
They've been here before, but this time, they say it is for real. After a yearlong haul that has featured numerous false starts, federal and state officials aim to wrap up this week a multi billion-dollar agreement with five major banks to settle probes of alleged foreclosure abuses.
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Romney wins with 50 percent, Gingrich edges out Paul for second in final Nevada tally
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:39:28 AM CST
Nevada Republicans early Monday released the final results of their Saturday morning caucuses.
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New Orleans officials consider strict youth curfew to combat 'culture of death'
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:07:46 AM CST
Officials in New Orleans are considering tightening a youth curfew in the latest attempt to fight crime in a city with the nation's highest murder rate and what its mayor has called "a culture of death."
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Obama says Israel and the US hope to solve to Iran nuke issue diplomatically
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:11:49 PM CST
President Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran over its disputed nuclear program, a standoff that has the Middle East on edge.
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Hoekstra Super Bowl ad raises sensitivity question
Sunday, February 5, 2012 7:09:58 PM CST
The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra against Michigan incumbent Debbie Stabenow is bringing charges of racial insensitivity.
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Ex-Panama dictator Noriega suffers possible stroke
Sunday, February 5, 2012 3:14:50 PM CST
Panamanian police say former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega has been transported from prison to a hospital, possibly because of a stroke.
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US aims to fulfill Obama Cairo speech, encourage renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:43:55 PM CST
A U.S. State Department bid to fulfill President Obama's quest for cooperative scientific centers -- outlined in his well-publicized speech in Cairo, Egypt, in 2009 -- may soon result in a cross-cultural network of scientists based in Oman to work on water issues -- and could serve as an opening to ease Israeli and Palestinian tensions.
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Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White calls voter fraud verdict 'a travesty'
Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:46:57 PM CST
Republican Secretary of State Charlie White was charged with illegally registering to vote at his ex-wife’s house, and was convicted on six of seven felony voter-related counts in the early hours Saturday morning by a Hamilton County jury in Noblesville, Indiana, just north of Indianapolis.
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Voter fraud verdict 'a travesty,' says convicted Indiana secretary of state
Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:46:47 PM CST
Calling the jury verdict, "a travesty," Indiana's former top elections official vows to appeal the decision that declared him guilty of voter fraud and resulted in his temporary removal from office, spurring Democrats to try and take the secretary of state office from Republicans.
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Upcoming states could serve as bulkhead for GOP candidates fighting Romney
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:09:38 AM CST
Mitt Romney could face a significant challenge in Minnesota, where Rick Santorum may have an advantage over the frontrunner in a state where Republicans have taken a decidedly conservative turn after a bitter government shutdown last year.
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Egypt to prosecute 44 workers, including 19 Americans, after raids on rights groups
Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:28:40 AM CST
The son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is among 19 Americans being referred to criminal trial for allegedly receiving foreign funds illegally and being involved in banned activity in Egypt, news reports said Sunday.
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Nevada caucuses suffer low turnout, surly confrontations
Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:18:24 AM CST
Nevada Republican Party officials may be rethinking how they conduct caucuses after Saturday night's main event provided much lower-than-expected turnout and a bitter confrontation at a special evening caucus after people were turned away for not proving they were delayed from earlier voting because of the Jewish Sabbath.