WASHINGTON – As his flamboyant father makes headlines on civil rights and economic equality, the son of Jesse Jackson has quietly made a name for himself as a committed four-term congressman representing the second district of Illinois. “Jesse Jackson Jr. has been a very diligent and hardworking lawmaker” who has …

CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Very infrequently does the National Rifle Association get in the middle of a Democratic primary contest. However,the groupthinks it has a winning issue in Pennsylvania, where Philadelphia’s former mayor is vying for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination against the state’s auditor general and the son of a …

Have you ever heard something so many times that you begin to think it’s true? Take the issue of tax cuts. To hear liberals tell it, the rich get all the breaks. So don’t make those cuts permanent. That’s the story most networks and newspapers cover. Here’s the story they …

David Letterman| Lauryn Hill| Grammy Winners Letterman’s High Price: Disney Can Thank Ovitz The irony can’t be lost on the folks at ABC/Disney: If they’re even considering ponying up $25 million a year for David Letterman‘s services, they have Mike Ovitzto blame. It was Ovitz, the then-super agent at Creative …

A terminally ill baby in the United Kingdom, who was the focus of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government over treatment options, died Monday morning in hospice care. Christian Concern, a group supporting the family, said 8-month-old Indi Gregory died after her life …

A 19-year-old Michigan man pleaded guilty Monday to using social media to make violent threats against Jewish people last summer. Seann Pietila, who has been in custody since June, was accused of using Instagram to spread neo-Nazi ideology, discuss plans to kill people and compliment mass shooters. In his plea …

A tool bag lost by NASA astronauts during a spacewalk is now orbiting Earth and is surprisingly visible to those on the ground who may want to catch a glimpse of it. NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara were conducting a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) last …

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a search and rescue mission crashed in southeast Alaska, seriously injuring two of the four crew members on board. US ARMY IDENTIFIES 2 SOLDIERS KILLED AFTER TRANSPORT VEHICLE FLIPS IN ALASKA TRAINING AREA All four crew members were taken to Seattle for treatment following …

Three generations of the Murdoch family were celebrated on Tuesday night at the American Australian Association’s 75th Anniversary Benefit Dinner in New York City. Media icon Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan have advanced the legacy of Sir Keith Murdoch, who founded the American Australian Association to “develop, broaden and …

Medical staff lined the hallways this week as another victim of last month’s Lewiston mass shooting was released from Central Maine Medical Center, leaving only two of the wounded in the hospital. Doctors, nurses and team members paid silent tribute to the patient, who was not identified, after a two-and-a-half …