Alabama bill would require teachers to read prayers

FILE: An Alabama lawmaker has proposed a bill allowing public school teachers to start each day by giving a verbatim reading of a congressional opening prayer.AP Public school teachers in Alabama would

KERRY UNDER FIRE Secretary of State draws Israeli ire over remarks

Only a year into his tenure as America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State John Kerry has made at least ten trips to the Mideast to broker an agreement between the Israelis and

FLEXIBLE CARE ACT Obama defends tweaks to health law, open to more

Feb. 11, 2014: President Obama smiles during a joint news conference with French President François Hollande, at the White House.AP Feb. 11, 2014: President Obama and French President Hollande shake hands during

Zombies, ‘Walking Dead’ have roles in college course

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. –  Some Central Michigan University students are getting schooled in the undead this semester, thanks to a religion course that’s exploring apocalyptic themes in biblical texts, literature and pop

Afghan troops urge Karzai to sign security deal with US

Officers in the Afghan army fighting to contain the Taliban insurgency have called on the country’s President, Hamid Karzai, to sign a security agreement that would keep a small number of American

WRONG TURN?Army vet faces prison for gun at Canadian border

Gun rights advocates are urging the Canadian government to drop charges against a retired U.S. soldier who says he mistakenly brought a gun into the country due to a faulty GPS directions

KURTZ: Sarah Palin for president? Media debate whether she’ll make a political comeback

July 27, 2012: Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign rally for a Senate race in Texas.AP We interrupt our continuing coverage of Chris Christie to examine which Republicans have a better shot

HITTING THE BRAKESBoehner says immigration bill would be hard to pass

House Speaker John Boehner hit the brakes on immigration legislation on Thursday, saying it will be “difficult” to move any bill in the current climate — comments that signal a rough road

RED FLAGS IGNORED?EPA knew of fraudster’s bogus bonuses, docs say

FILE: Oct. 1, 2013: Former EPA official John Beale at a hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Top EPA managers were aware as early as 2011 about serious problems with a high-ranking

SUPER BOWL FBI STING Missing children rescued from sex trade in NJ

Sixteen children as young as 13, and some of whom had been reported missing by their families, were rescued from the sex trade in a law enforcement sting operation that targeted alleged