
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Eliot Spitzer has launched explosive allegations against his own party. The former New York governor claims a group of Democrats is trying to prevent him from getting on the ballot for city comptroller. It’s a race

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on CNBC Thursday ” I’ve taken the odds of immigration reform from what I thought was 70 percent when the Senate bill had a lot of momentum, now I would say it’s 50-50.”

A woman whom Orange County authorities described as a Saudi royal princess was charged Wednesday with human trafficking for allegedly forcing a Kenyan woman to work as a domestic servant against her will.

The state has asked that a lesser charge to be child abuse in the George Zimmerman trial.

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ABC NEWS: A photographer captures the moment his car was swept away and then buried in a Colorado mudslide.

Al Jazeera English: For the past 18 years, Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has led Luxembourg as his party dominated political life. But a parliamentary report has accused the SREL intelligence service of illegally spying against political personalities and institutions, and

Warning: Graphic content. These amateur videos show Morsi opponents being thrown from a water tower in Alexandria, Egypt by his supporters. Two died. The videos have been authenticated based on their contents and other AP reporting.

The NSA wasn’t just prying into the private lives of Americans. Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and other Latin American countries were allegedly being monitored as well.

Former Sanford County, FL police chief Bill Lee says that he was fired from his job after not arresting George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin because of “political pressure.”

A hawk flew into a San Diego classroom on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Around 12:45 PM, the bird crashed into the classroom at Grant Elementary School located at 1425 Washington Place.

(AP) Mail carriers on Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva worry about neither snow nor sleet. But they do have to watch for other hazards, like falling off a dock or missing the boat.

(AFP) – The Mercado del Trueque, or barter market, in Mexico City encourages people to bring recyclable materials in exchange for organic products. The initiative, started by the left-wing city government last year, aims to raise awareness about the value

(AP) Police in Michigan are trying to find a man who backed his van into a stroller with a child inside and drove off. Neither the mother nor child were seriously hurt.

(AP) Police say Anna Benson, the estranged wife of ex-MLB pitcher Kris Benson, is in jail without bond after a domestic dispute in suburban Atlanta. She allegedly wore a bulletproof vest and threatened her husband with a gun.

(AP) Country music star Randy Travis is out of surgery but remains in critical condition after suffering a stroke while at a Texas hospital, the singer’s publicist said late Wednesday.

(AP) The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, pleaded not guilty in Boston on Wednesday. The seven-minute proceeding was Tsarnaev’s first public appearance since he was caught in April.

San Diego State University kicked off San Diego Pride Week with a Rainbow Flag-Raising ceremony led by two openly gay Eagle Scouts Wednesday.

(AFP) – Britain’s government on Wednesday announced plans to privatise more than half of Royal Mail, the state-run postal delivery service, following a major restructuring in recent years triggered by a surge in email use. Members of the Communication Workers