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Next stop South Carolina: Can Romney's train keep chugging ahead?If the trend so far in the primaries has been for Republican voters to vote for Mitt Romney with their heads and not with their hearts, some in conservative South Carolina are saying: 'Not so fast.' Most evangelical leaders meeting in Texas Saturday voted to back Rick Santorum.
Evangelical leaders try to unite behind Rick SantorumEvangelical leaders want to use whatever clout they have to help a strong conservative advance in South Carolina’s primary, upsetting frontrunner Mitt Romney, who is viewed as too moderate.
Does Tim Tebow really worry Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots?Tim Tebow unexpectedly picked apart the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday. But this Saturday's game against a vulnerable New England Patriots defense might actually be more of a measuring stick for how far Tim Tebow has progressed.
In South Carolina, Romney, Gingrich brace for Super PAC attacksThe Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision opening up campaign ads to unlimited donations has launched Super Pac attacks against some Republicans in South Carolina.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: How would American life be different without him?Institutional racism in the United States has declined greatly thanks to the work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet 'we have not reached the promised land MLK talked about,' says one scholar, nor has the economic equality King sought for all races been achieved.
Broncos-Patriots one of four intriguing NFL playoff games this weekendTim Tebow takes his act to New England, Drew Brees takes on the 49ers, the Texans travel to Baltimore, and the Packers host the Giants during this NFL divisional playoff weekend.
A bit late, winter grips Midwest and NortheastSnowplow drivers were out in force overnight in Chicago, where temperatures plummeted. The storm could drop up to a foot of snow on parts of Ohio along Lake Erie before moving east.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Who misquoted King so monumentally?Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says a key quote on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial must be changed. Poet Maya Angelou had said it makes the civil rights leader sound ‘like an arrogant twit.’
Haley Barbour's pardons put Southern redemption on trialFormer Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour defended his mass pardon of over 200 current and former convicts, quoting the Christian principle of redemption enshrined in Southern law and tradition.
Martin Luther King Jr. memorial quote to be changedMartin Luther King Jr. and his words were etched into stone on a monument in Washington last summer, but historians say a quote inscribed on the monument does not accurately reflect his words and even make King sound like "an arrogant twit". The U.S. Department of the Interior is planning on changing the quote.
Myanmar breakthrough: Does it validate Obama policy of engaging adversaries?The US announced it was restoring diplomatic ties with Myanmar, and some US officials credited Obama's policy of engagement with helping to bring one of the world's pariah states in from the cold.
Top GOP candidates won't qualify for Va. primary ballotRick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Jon Huntsman have all failed to qualify for the ballot in at least one upcoming GOP primary.
Mitt Romney: Does it hurt him that he's a French-speaking rich guy?Newt Gingrich thinks Mitt Romney’s linguistic skills are a big deal. Mr. Gingrich is hoping a new French-themed ad appeals to conservative voters in South Carolina.
As debate roars over Haley Barbour pardons, five released convicts vanishMississippi's attorney general says he may call for a national manhunt to find five pardoned prisoners, including four convicted killers, who were released by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour.
Tim Tebow and Tom Brady: Opposite in every way? Maybe not.Scripture-quoting Tim Tebow and the Broncos take on the Patriots' Super Bowl-winning golden boy, Tom Brady, on Saturday in an 'Odd Couple' NFL matchup of epic proportions.
Biden, in a swing state, addresses student anxiety over college costsVice President Biden sought Friday to remind Pennsylvania high-schoolers of the value of higher eduction – and how the Obama administration is trying to control college costs. The state's Class of 2010 owes an average of $28,599 per graduate – the fifth highest debt level in the US.
Urination video: Outcry aside, history suggests minimal punishment for MarinesExperts say that despite the strong language from the Pentagon over the video showing Marines urinating on dead Taliban, the military's record for prosecuting similar crimes has been lackluster.
Bradley Manning: How alleged intelligence leaker will defend himselfThe defense strategy for Bradley Manning is that the classified information he allegedly gave to WikiLeaks wasn't harmful to US interests. Another defense focus: failings up the military chain of command.
Group blasts J. Lo and her ride, citing Fiat business dealings with IranJennifer Lopez is under fire over her TV ad for Fiat. An anti-Iran group is asking her to renounce her endorsement of Fiat cars if the company does not end its sales to Iran. No word yet from J. Lo.
- Police: 3 killed in NC lumber company shooting; gunman hurt
The person injured at the McBride Lumber Co. in central North Carolina was flown to a hospital, Sheriff Dempsey Owens said. The gunman was also taken to a hospital.
