
Senators Want NSA Program Changes
Senate Intelligence Committee members seek clarification of NSA surveillance programs and FISA courts in wake of Snowden leaks.

Senate Intelligence Committee members seek clarification of NSA surveillance programs and FISA courts in wake of Snowden leaks.

The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has told Russian TV that he’s grateful to President Vladimir Putin for protecting his son, thanking the Kremlin for the ‘courage’ it showed in keeping him safe.

A bill that would lower the cost of student loans has passed the House and is heading to President Barack Obama for his signature. Undergraduates this fall would borrow at a 3.9 percent interest rate for subsidized and unsubsidized loans.

Anthony Weiner’s wife blames herself for her husband’s latest sexting scandal, according to a report.

Ian Ziering stars in the super-fun Syfy movie of the summer, “Sharknado.”

From Al-Jazeera English: Major League Baseball is bracing for the verdicts in a doping investigation that could expose some of the sport’s biggest names as drug cheats.This is not the first time that doping has tarnished the game, but many

ABC News: Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro will appear in court today where he is expected to be sentenced to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, as prosecutors released new details from his captives’ dairies that include “being held like a

(CNN) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s application for political asylum has been approved, and he has left a Moscow airport, Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told CNN on Thursday.Snowden has legal status in Russia for one year, Kucherena said,

On 101.5 FM’s “Ask The Governor” program on Wednesday New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) refused an offer by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to have a beer together to help stop their recent public war of words

New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is hit with a tough question at a political event in Queens about his troubled family life and sexting scandals.

WOAI: Live Oak Police have arrested a woman for child abandonment, after the child was found in a garbage can. According to a police report, Brittany L. Ciccotti admitted to officers that she smoked synthetic marijuana, before entering a home

(AFP) – Time-lapse of North Korea’s Arirang festival with its spectacular display of gymnastics, dance and acrobatics.

(AP) Minnesota and Rhode Island became the twelfth and thirteenth states to legalize same sex marriage on Thursday. Dozens of couples gathered in Minnesota to tie the knot at the stroke of midnight.

Florida Governor Rick Scott wants an apology from race-focused activist Jesse Jackson for comments he made during a visit to the state in protest of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin. Jackson likened Florida

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) shares her issues with government-run student loans and sings the praises of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

(AP) Police dashcam video released Wednesday shows George Zimmerman being pulled over and given a warning for speeding outside Dallas. A Florida jury acquitted him in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.

O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his 2008 convictions for kidnapping and armed robbery involving the holdup of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas

During the White House Press daily press briefing Mark Knoller of CBS asked Jay Carney to elaborate what President Obama was referring to by saying Washington is consumed with “phony scandals…”

Democratic Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on MSNBC