Officials in Oklahoma have lowered the number of deaths suffered to 24 in the massive tornado that swept through the town of Moore Monday night. Originally, the figure had been as high as 51, probably a result of double-counting.
4 weeks ago Did your invitation to the White House Correspondents' Dinner get lost in the mail? Don't feel bad...mine did too. Apparently, the highlight was the debut of our illustrious President's new hair style. Now with bangs! See it here.
4 weeks ago Tattoos can be a touchy subject between parents and their kids, and in a recent interview President Obama revealed how he and the First Lady would handle the situation if it ever came up with their daughters Malia and Sasha.
After days of combing through huge amounts of photographic and video evidence of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, authorities have two clear video images of suspects that they plan to release to the public Thursday afternoon.
Federal authorities have arrested Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, for allegedly sending letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Obama and Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) earlier this week.
1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.
12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.
The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.
9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.
CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.
April 15, 2013 Saturday Night Livet took on the biggest fight in Washington on Saturday night by looking down the barrel of gun control. With their usual humorous flair, they made both sides of the issues seem a little over the top.
March 18, 2013 Is it just me, or does the character Satan on The History Channel's new mini-series "Bible" look a lot like a mix President Obama and the Emperor from 'Star Wars'?
March 6, 2013 "Oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light." Those immortal words begin a song that has been our national anthem since 1814. Is it time for a new national anthem? Some American citizens say yes, and you really won't believe their song of choice!
February 13, 2013 The Senator made the rounds today, joking about taking the ill-timed drink of water (and that loud swallow!) after the President's speech last night.
Riding the wave of his re-election, President Barack Obama hit upon themes of the economy, energy, climate change and gun control in his State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of Congress.
