CONGRESS

Victor Willis, the original lead singer in the six-man group the Village People, won a landmark copyright case Wednesday that will give him partial ownership of dozens of the disco band's songs.

Controversial conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh launched a Facebook campaign aimed at uniting conservative women against feminazis planning to take Rush off the air.

Experimental drugs that show a big effect early in development for treating serious or life-threatening diseases would get a faster and cheaper path to U.S. approval, under a proposal likely to become law this year. U.S. drug regulators would be able to label such treatments breakthrough therapies, and work with companies to speed up clinical trials, for example by testing the drugs for a shorter time or enrolling fewer patients.

Senate Republicans sustained a filibuster of a Democratic bill to keep some student loan rates from doubling to 6.8 percent in July.

The top echelons of the Communist Party of China may be discussing a delay of a key congress later this year that would determine who will replace the nation's top nine leaders.

In another public effort to pressure Congress to act, President Obama plans to release a five-point list of legislative proposals favored by the White House.

Mitt Romney's former presidential rival Rick Santorum officially endorsed the likely Republican nominee late Monday night after weeks of dodging questions about his support.

Senior Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod downplayed Vice President Joe Biden's vocal embrace of gay marriage, saying President Obama's shared the same beliefs.

The Semiconductor Industry Association, which represents the top U.S. chipmakers, lauded bipartisan approval in the U.S. Congress to boost funding for both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

About 150 people were injured when gas-filled balloons exploded during a rally for the Republican Party in the capital city of Yerevan

The United States' House Appropriations Committee released on Monday a $608 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2013, providing some $88.5 billion in funding for the war in Afghanistan.

If you are a Samsung tablet fan, then your long wait is over, as the much delayed Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) is finally up for preorder and the tablet will hit the retail shelves in the US as soon as by May 13.

Hacktivist members of the online collective called Anonymous targeted the websites of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and the CIA on Friday, responding to efforts by both governments to stifle internet freedom. Anonymous has named its new campaign to fight online censorship Operation The Pirate Bay (TPR) and Operation Trial At Home.

Over the next week, Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will meet with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to deepen military-to-military ties between the two countries. It will be the first time in almost 9 years that a Chinese Defense Minister has made an official visit to the U.S.

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, 52, has returned home to be with his family after being released from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago where he was recovering from a stroke, according to a statement released on Thursday.

The highly anticipated Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event is minutes away, with fans gearing up for what is expected to be the official release of the Galaxy S3 phone.

When is Mothers' Day 2012? Your mother will be upset if you don't know the date and forget to get her a present.

Samsung Galaxy S3 enthusiasts have started to gather outside Oxford Street's Phones 4U branch, where they will be able to watch the unveiling of one of the most highly anticipated phones of the year.

The lack of bureaucratic support as well as aggressive regulation and tax policies are scaring away foreign investors from India, the chairman of Honeywell International has said, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Montana Supreme Court's decision to uphold a state law banning corporate involvement in elections flies in the face of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.

Newt Gingrich announced he would be ending his presidential candidacy and gave a half-hearted endorsement for Mitt Romney, but vowed his big ideas won't be going anywhere.