A woman who is believed to be a Saudi Arabian princess has recently been arrested after authorities claim she held a woman against her will at the princess' condominium in Irvine, Calif.
Texas Governor Rick Perry announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection in 2014, spurring speculation that he will be focusing on another presidential run in 2016.
Controversy is brewing in the California prison system, as women have been reporting that they were coerced into being sterilized by prison-appointed doctors. The case is reminiscent of the eugenics practices of the mid-20th century, when it was believed that people deemed genetically unfit should not reproduce.
From Russia with love? The sexy former Russian spy Anna Chapman has taken a break from her modeling career to propose an international affair with NSA analyst and fugitive Edward Snowden, who is likely hunkered down in Moscow while seeking asylum from the United States.
The embassy has been home to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been on the run from Western governments ever since he first broke the WikiLeaks cables.
Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court rules against proponents of Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban, the Ninth Circuit lifted a stay on same-sex marriages, and gay and lesbian couples began taking their vows.
The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in a ruling handed down Tuesday morning that will have far-reaching consequences for minority voters, perhaps for years to come.
