Eighteen women and girls have filed a federal lawsuit against disgraced former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar, alleging that he sexually assaulted them repeatedly for years during physical examinations.
The tug-of-war over a controversial painting displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the US Capitol continued Tuesday as Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay and members of the Congressional Black Caucus re-hung the artwork that Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter personally removed Friday.
President Obama's farewell address Tuesday night, in combination with Senate hearings for Alabama senator and attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions on Tuesday afternoon, presents a stark example of America's schizophrenic racial landscape.
Sen. Jeff Sessions confronted one of the biggest criticisms surrounding his nomination to become the next attorney general, insisting he's not a racist.
Steven McDonald, the paralyzed New York police officer whose act of forgiveness made him a city's hero and an international emblem, died Tuesday on Long Island, five days after being hospitalized for a heart attack, the NYPD said.
Dylann Roof told jurors who hold his life in their hands Tuesday that he still feels he had to massacre the people gathered for Bible study last year at a historically black Charleston church.
Although Twinkies normally have a long shelf life, don't hoard any boxes of limited-edition Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies for your post-holiday snacking or apocalypse preparation needs.
Under mounting pressure from Republicans about forging ahead with repealing Obamacare without a replacement plan, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that GOP leadership now hopes to tackle "repeal and replace" simultaneously — a dramatic turn of events from the original goal of quickly repealing the healthcare law.
