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Lindsey Vonn pays over $1.7 million in back taxesLindsey Vonn is the reigning women's World Cup skiing champion. It was reported recently that Lindsey Vonn owed the US government more than $1.7 million in taxes, which Vonn says she has now taken care of.
Secret Service sex scandal: Could it lead to blackmail?Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, voiced such concerns in the wake of the alleged prostitute incident in Colombia, which led to the recall of 11 Secret Service agents.
Tax deadline: Why you get until April 17 this year to file your returnThe tax deadline for filing 2011 federal income tax returns comes two days later than usual. For this, last-minute filers have President Lincoln to thank.
Bill Cosby says Trayvon Martin case is about gun ownership, not raceComedian Bill Cosby says the Trayvon Martin case is not about racism, it is about gun ownership. The Trayvon Martin case has also put a spotlight on Stand Your Ground laws.
In March, President Obama raises $53M for campaign, DemocratsObama has entered a new phase in which he faces a direct challenge from Romney, who has begun raising money jointly with the Republican National Committee to overcome the president's fundraising edge.
Congress to investigate General Services overspending this weekUS House and Senate committee hearings are scheduled this week to look into a spending scandal at the General Services Administration, the real estate arm of the federal government.
Tornado warnings saved lives, but sirens aren't enoughTornado sirens aren't designed to awaken residents and aren't fail-proof, as Woodward, Okla. learned. What tornado warnings were effective this past weekend.
Tornado watch: Early warnings may have saved Iowa townThe Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., issued a stern warning about oncoming storms more than 24 hours in advance. Residents credited early warnings with saving lives.
Mitt Romney, President Obama woo women (politically speaking)President Obama enjoys a clear gender gap in key swing states, especially among younger women. Romney is fighting back with an emphasis on how women are doing economically.
Secret Service scandal now involves US military, prompts investigationsSecret Service agents and US military members are being investigated for alleged involvement with prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, site of the 33-nation Summit of the Americas conference.
Midwest tornadoes pose severe threat across hundreds of milesTornadoes raking communities across the Midwest and Plains left five people dead and at least 29 injured in Oklahoma as a vast severe weather front plunged eastward Sunday across the nation's midsection.
Can Newt Gingrich keep his sputtering campaign alive?Until this week, Newt Gingrich was running a distant third in the GOP presidential nominating race. With Rick Santorum out, Gingrich now runs a distant second behind Mitt Romney. What reason does he have to stay in the fight?
Feds bulk up for retrial of Roger Clemens over steroidsThe Justice Department, embarrassed by an error that caused a mistrial of Roger Clemens last year, has added more prosecutors as it seeks to convict the famed pitcher of lying to Congress when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs.
The Buffett Rule: Tax reform or political gimmick?As last-minute tax filers sweat the IRS, Democrats are pushing – and the GOP is resisting – the Buffett Rule, which would mean higher tax rates for millionaires (like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama).
As Midwest storm bears down, forecasters use more urgent voice in tornado warningsThe National Weather Service is testing phrases like 'catastrophic' and 'unsurvivable' to describe looming storm systems in a bid to engage Americans’ survival instincts. Saturday's tornado-bearing storm was called 'high-end' and 'life-threatening.'
Secret Service Colombia scandal: Agents working too hard, or not hard enough?Twelve US Secret Service agents were sent back to the US from Cartagena, Colombia, after allegedly drinking heavily and consorting with prostitutes. Is the long-veiled agency struggling with an increasingly complex mission?
- Misconduct alleged against Secret Service agents
The misconduct regarding Secret Service agents reportedly involved prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, site of the Summit of the Americas. A Secret Service spokesman did not dispute that.
Cory Booker Stories: Top 10 tweets about fearless Newark mayorWhen a politician actually acts like a superhero, Twitter can't sit still. Enter Cory Booker Stories, appreciative tweets about the mayor who rushed into a burning building.
Modesto cop killing highlights spike in violence against policeThe number of cops killed on the beat had been declining since the 1970s and was bound to end, say experts. But the killing of cops in Modesto, Calif., and Greenland, N.H., Thursday could point to other trends.
Why ‘Caine’s Arcade’ moves grown men to tearsThe short film about Caine Monroy, an East Los Angeles boy who spent his summer constructing a cardboard game arcade in his father’s auto parts shop, has won millions of fans.
