i Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey. Mel Evans/AP hide caption itoggle caption Mel Evans/AP Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey. Mel Evans/AP A federal grand jury handed down a 14-count indictment against Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors filed a 68-page indictment at a court in New Jersey
i The company behind the ubiquitous SkyMall in-flight filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. But the company’s new owners say they plan to bring back the in-flight catalog. Jenni Konrad/Flickr hide caption itoggle caption Jenni Konrad/Flickr The company behind the ubiquitous SkyMall in-flight filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. But the company’s new owners say
i The 5-to-4 vote crossed the court’s usual ideological lines. Molly Riley/AP hide caption itoggle caption Molly Riley/AP The 5-to-4 vote crossed the court’s usual ideological lines. Molly Riley/AP The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that private Medicaid providers cannot sue to force states to raise reimbursement rates in the face of rising medical costs.
Two of South Dakota’s largest tribes won a sweeping victory in federal court that could reverberate for tribes across the country. A federal judge has ruled that the state Department of Social Services, prosecutors and judges “failed to protect Indian parents’ fundamental rights” when they removed their children after short hearings and placed them largely
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has issued subpoenas to two Secret Service agents, setting up a confrontation with the embattled agency. The subpoenas are linked to an investigation into an incident in March, when two potentially drunk Secret Service agents appeared to bobble the investigation into a potential bomb near the White
i An FDA field inspector in Los Angeles checks imported shrimp, February 2009. More than a dozen federal agencies play a part in keeping food from making Americans sick. Critics say that leads to a lack of coordination, a patchwork of rules and holes in the system. FDA Walking through the warehouse of food processor
i Would-be presidential candidates are ditching “testing the waters” and “exploratory committees” to hold onto unlimited and undisclosed cash for longer. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Would-be presidential candidates are ditching “testing the waters” and “exploratory committees” to hold onto unlimited and undisclosed cash for longer. Mark Wilson/Getty Images This
i Cholita, an Andean bear, was abused in a circus in Peru and is now in a small zoo. An animal rights group has now received permission to take Cholita to a wildlife sanctuary in Colorado, along with more than 30 former circus lions. Courtesy of Animal Defenders International hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of
i Pope Francis blesses a baby after celebrating a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on Sunday. Riccardo De Luca/AP hide caption itoggle caption Riccardo De Luca/AP Pope Francis blesses a baby after celebrating a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on Sunday. Riccardo De Luca/AP Pope
i Secretary-general of the League of Arab States Nabil Elaraby (left) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri attend a news conference after the closing session of the Arab League Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday. The 22-nation body agreed in principle to establishing a regional security force. Cui Xinyu/Xinhua/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Cui
i Nigerian electoral officials collate results at a polling station in the oil rich Niger Delta, Port Harcourt, Nigeria on Sunday. Millions of voters headed to the polls in the Nigerian general elections after being delayed for over a month. Tife Owolabi/EPA/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Tife Owolabi/EPA/Landov Nigerian electoral officials collate results at a
i Yemen’s President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi speaks during the opening meeting of the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, south of Cairo, on Saturday. Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Reuters/Landov Yemen’s President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi speaks during the opening meeting of the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, south of Cairo, on Saturday. Reuters/Landov Yemeni