The name of former anti-war activist William Ayers was brought up twice in an attempt to discredit Barack Obama during the recent presidential campaign.

While millions of Americans celebrated the election of our nation's first African-American president on November 4, many others raged, penned racist rants threatening president-elect Obama's life, and assaulted their neighbors.

In a robust and sophisticated democracy, political leaders ought to seek ways to talk with many people who hold dissenting, or even radical, ideas. Lacking that simple and yet essential capacity to question authority, we might still be burning witches ..

On Sunday, Abdul Khaliq allegedly killed his wife Shama Naz, with the help of sharp weapon over domestic issue.

Here are a few noted Fathers Day poems. Some are a bit corny; some are more literary. It's up to you to write your own card, or decide what fits your dad best.

Metropolitan Police Department officials said yesterday patrol officers will be issued assault rifles by the summer, after policies on their use are released this month.

In 2006, large truck crashes killed 5,000 people and injured over 100,000. These numbers cannot be allowed to climb.

Transportation officials' concerns that fixing or replacing a Minneapolis bridge would be a "budget buster" may have led to bad maintenance decisions before its deadly collapse in August, a report released Wednesday concluded.

Ten fraternity members at Tulane University face criminal charges in an alleged hazing incident in which pledges were repeatedly burned with hot water, cayenne pepper and vinegar, police said.