"Dollars don't vote — you do." With those words to his supporters, college professor Dave Brat ousted House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in their primary battle Tuesday night.
Read More »Eric Cantor Defeated By Tea Party Candidate In Virginia Primary
The House majority leader's stunning loss to an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College will upend the GOP leadership in the chamber.
Read More »Anchor Recovered In Puget Sound May Have Been Lost In 1792
Two amateur artifact hunters have managed to raise a 900-pound anchor to the surface that they believe was lost 222 years ago by one of Capt. George Vancouver's ships.
Read More »In A Standoff With Montana Officials, The Justice Department Blinks
Two years ago, the Missoula county attorney defied the DOJ's efforts to force his office to change the way it handles sexual assault cases. Today, the county won a partial victory.
Read More »Obama: Country Needs To Do Some ‘Soul Searching’ On Gun Control
President Obama addressed the issue of gun control hours after another school shooting left two dead. He said Washington should be "ashamed" of its inability to pass gun control legislation.
Read More »Illinois Lawmaker Found Guilty Of Accepting $7,000 Payoff
The jury didn't buy state Rep. Derrick Smith's argument that the repeated efforts to get him to accept the money amounted to entrapment.
Read More »Rescue Of German Cave Researcher Could Take Days, Officials Say
The 52-year-old man has been trapped since Sunday about three-quarters of a mile below ground.
Read More »Immigrant Who Sought Sanctuary In Arizona Church Can Stay In U.S.
Daniel Neyoy Ruiz, 36, was ordered to prepare to leave the U.S. after a traffic stop revealed he wasn't here legally. He has lived in Tucson for 14 years.
Read More »Student, Suspect Dead In Oregon High School Shooting
Police said the shooter entered Reynolds High School with a rifle, killing a student and injuring a teacher. Police later found the shooter dead; the circumstances are unclear.
Read More »Drones Approved: FAA Gives OK To First Commercial Use Over Land
Under a waiver, energy giant BP will use a drone to conduct surveys over large oil fields in Alaska. FAA regulations ban the commercial use of drones in America's skies.
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