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Court Overturns Murder Conviction Against Camp Pendleton Marine

Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins was convicted of killing an Iraqi civilian in April of 2006. A court found a Navy investigator violated his constitutional rights.

White House Down

White House Down Grade: B Director: Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) Screenplay: James Vanderbilt (The Amazing Spider-Man) Cast: Channing Tatum (Magic…

WATCH: Rep. Tammy Duckworth Dresses Down IRS Contractor

In a dramatic confrontation, Duckworth questioned why the contractor is receiving veterans benefits for an injury he suffered in prep school.

American Chip Starnes, co-owner of Specialty Medical Supplies, spoke to the media Tuesday from a window at a factory on the outskirts of Beijing.

U.S. Businessman Trapped By Chinese Workers Is Freed

Chip Starnes had laid off some workers at his Chinese factory and paid them severance but remaining workers were afraid they'd lose their jobs, too. They were so angry they wouldn't let him leave the facility for six days.

Bernice Frucht, 80, found what proved to be the ideal retirement job through a want ad. In 20 years, she's conducted something like 7,500 weddings.

Joyous 'Bedlam' Expected When San Francisco Gay Marriages Resume

Who will be presiding over the same-sex marriages that are expected to start up again, perhaps next month? An 80-year-old retired woman, among others.

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez will be held without bail on murder charges, a judge has confirmed. Here, Hernandez, left, stands with one his defense attorneys, Michael Fee, during his arraignment in Attleboro District Court Wednesday.

NFL's Aaron Hernandez Loses Appeal For Bail In Murder Case

NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez, who was charged with first-degree murder and weapons crimes Wednesday, will not be released on bail, the Fall River Superior Court has ruled. Hernandez, 23, was released by the New England Patriots within hours of his arrest yesterday.

'Americanah' Author Explains 'Learning' To Be Black In The U.S.

When the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie moved from Nigeria to the United States for college, she was suddenly confronted with the idea of what it meant to be a person of color in America. Her new novel explores issues of race in contemporary America.

Outgoing acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steve Miller (right) and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George are sworn in before a full House Ways and Means Committee hearing in May.

Inspector General Changes Tune On IRS Scandal

The IRS inspector general now has a different account of what investigators knew about the ideologies of the groups that underwent extra scrutiny as they sought tax-exempt status.

Texas Gov. Calls Special Session, Reigniting Abortion Debate

The fight over abortion rights has heated up in Texas. A dramatic late night filibuster session derailed the passage of new abortion restrictions on Tuesday night. The next day, Gov. Rick Perry, an abortion rights opponent, called for a special legislative session to start July, 1, to reintroduce the legislation.

Mavis Staples has been performing for more than six decades. <em>One True Vine</em> is her second album-length collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.

Gospel Legend Mavis Staples Comes 'Full Circle'

The gospel legend, whose new album is titled One True Vine, has a career spanning more than 60 years. She says of the record, made in collaboration with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, "I've gone from the strictly gospel to folk to country, and here I am right back at home where I began."

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