Colleague and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi added to pressure on Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY to resign, calling on him to step down from office and seek help after following reports on Friday that police had investigated Weiner's direct message contacts on online to a 17-year old girl.
Congressman Anthony Weiner, the scandal plagued lawmaker who admitted to conducting several lewd and inappropriate extramarital conversations with at least six women over 3 years told top Democratic officials he will seek treatment and leave of absence from House.
Comedian Tracy Morgan’s homophobic comments during his performance in Nashville last week was unacceptable.
Just hours after Congressman Anthony Weiner left his home to take hour his dirty laundry, two of the top Democrats in the country simultaneously signaled they wanted to do the same with theirs.
Rep. Anthony Weiner contacted a 17-year-old girl through a direct-message on Twitter on April 13, sources told Fox News.
The man who allegedly masterminded the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998 has reportedly been killed in Somalia.
In an angry response to the release of Sarah Palin emails, grassroots conservatives accused major US newspapers and the Guardian of vendetta against the former Alaska governor.
California's voting district maps were redrawn and released Friday by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, leaning favorably towards Democrats.
Hardly a few days after Syrian civilians started fleeing the nation to find a safe place in Turkey border, Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to suppress unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising.
New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, who is in the hot seat after the enormous scandal erupted last week, admitted to having online contact with a 17-year-old teenager but maintains that the contact was neither explicit nor indecent.
Eight people injured in the nearly mile-wide tornado that ripped across Joplin, Missouri have contracted a rare fungal infection, and three have died, officials said Friday.
While Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for the resignation of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she won't make that decision, leaving the choice to Weiner and his constituents, the Associated Press reported.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing international pressure to end a crackdown on anti-government protestors, is not taking the U.N. chief’s phone calls, the United Nations said on Friday.
Thousands of Syrian refugees are pouring across the border into Turkey, fleeing for their lives in fear of being attacked by the military of Bashar al-Assad.
In an effort to compensate distraught families, the Canadian government has paid out over $1 million to Afghan civilians. Will the US follow suit?
House Rep. Charles Rangel has a message for scandal-ridden Rep. Anthony Weiner: You've got a friend in me.
Congressman Charles B. Rangel, the Harlem representative whose shoddy disclosure perils lead a House ethics committee to investigate his conduct emerged as an unlikely ally for his colleague Rep. Anthony Weiner.
George Holding, the U.S. attorney overseeing the prosecution of former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, is resigning he announced Friday.
A 2010 decision not to extradite ex-militant and convicted Italian murderer Cesare Battisti has been upheld by Brazilian courts.
Hillary Clinton has flatly denied a Reuters report that she was eyeing the post of World Bank President. She even said she will not take the job if it were offered to her.
Friday, Spain police reportedly arrested three alleged members of the hacker and activist group Anonymous.
Leon Panetta has warned Senate members that he is concerned that Libyan rebel forces may include some extremist groups.
Israeli police entered Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after Friday communal prayers-known in Arabic as Jumma -- to disperse a crowd of young Palestinian demonstrators.
Karl Rove, the former political adviser to President George W. Bush, had some unkind words for Anthony Weiner, the New York congressman who is under pressure to resign after sending inappropriate sexual messages to various women over social media networks.
Firefighters and crews worked to minimize the damage from massive Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona on Friday, as charred areas grew to more than 600 square miles and claimed its first injuries and homes destroyed, while endangering thousands more.
Violence continues between North and South Sudan; thousands displaced from their homes
While Syrian pour across the border into Turkey to escape the armies of Assad, the Turks already have their hands full with a crucial national election this weekend. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is expected to score an easy victory.
Europe's reluctance to commit resources to NATO is endangering the global alliance, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in the final policy speech of his tenure.
A staffer for Hilary Clinton and the White House both flatly rejected that the Secretary of State is seeking the presidency of the World Bank.
The Supreme Court rules in favor of i4i over Microsoft, saying the tech giant can't rewrite the patent laws.
