FOOT-IN-MOUTH FALLOUT Are Democrats getting a pass on political gaffes?

In politics, the dreaded foot in mouth gaffe is an occupational hazard.The casual statement, the careless snipe, the outdated phrase that ...

'AFRICA'S OJ SIMPSON' 'Blade Runner' murder trial shaping up to be TV circus

The 'Blade Runner's' murder trial doesn't begin until Monday, but it has already taken on a social-media-meets-reality-TV fl...

ACCUSED OF 9 RAPES Ex-NFL star wanted in 5 states surrenders to police

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper turned himself into Los Angeles police late Thursday, after being charged in an arrest warrant in New Orlea...

ALIVE AND KICKING Man, 78, wakes up in body bag at funeral home

Workers at a Mississippi funeral home say they found a man alive and kicking when they opened a body bag while they were getting ready to em...

HOBBIT HISTORY WWI experience inspired 'Rings' trilogy battle scenes

Published February 28, 2014 FoxNews.com Elijah Wood as Frodo in scene from movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."...

GOP KEPT IN DARK Obama donors behind wheel of FCC media study

By Byron York Published February 28, 2014 A significant problem with the now-suspended Federal Communications Commission plan to have gov...

YOUR MARK ON MARSName one of planet's 500,000 craters for $5

Naming landmarks on Mars isn't just for scientists and rover drivers anymore. Starting Wednesday, anybody with an Internet connection an...

FLAG SHIRT BAN UPHELDCourt backs school in Mexican holiday dispute

A federal court ruled Thursday that a northern California high school did not violate the constitutional rights of its students when school ...

SECRETS OF ALCATRAZHidden fortress found beneath infamous prison

A surprising find under what used to be America's most notorious prison: Texas A&M researchers using ground-penetrating radar have d...

DECLARING WAR? NYC mayor boots charter schools from city space

Published February 27, 2014 FoxNews.com New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at LaGuardia Community College...

THE IRS' 'POT OF GOLD'? Couple who found $10M in coins may owe feds half

One couple's gold find could mean a jackpot for the IRS. The Northern California couple that found $10 million worth of rare, mint-condi...

Restaurant boots disabled vet over service dog

A disabled U.S. veteran says he was booted from a Thai restaurant in Houston because his service dog was not allowed to join him in the esta...

WELL-AGED Bronze Age cheese found with Chinese mummies

The oldest cheese ever found was already stale nearly a thousand years before the earliest Greek philosophers were munching on feta. Researc...

KEYSTONE BOOST Report: Pipeline contractor followed federal rules

Published February 27, 2014 FoxNews.com The Keystone XL oil pipeline got another boost Wednesday with the release of a State Department repo...

SNAKES IN SPOTLIGHTPastor's death raises questions of religion, law

A Kentucky church's insistence on using venomous snakes in Sunday sermons — despite two fatal bites since 1995 — has local authorities t...

BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge strikes down Texas ban on gay marriage, postpones action pending appeal

Published February 26, 2014 Associated Press Feb. 14, 2014: The two homosexual couples who challenged Texas' ban on same-sex marriage, ...

PLAN DOESN'T FLY Budget pitch to axe A-10s gets pushback

A proposal from the Department of Defense to ax the Air Force’s entire fleet of A-10 Thunderbolts is receiving criticism from multiple front...

'A LIFE AND A LIMB' PBS correspondent loses arm in life-saving surgery

Published February 25, 2014 Associated Press This 2010 photo released by PBS shows NOVA correspondent Miles O'Brien. AP/PBS PBS scienc...

Basketball team lets injured rival score one last basket

Two girls basketball teams in Missouri put their rivalry on hold this week to give an injured player a memory that will last a lifetime. Fox...

Most ObamaCare state exchange sites were deemed 'high-risk' before launch

Published February 26, 2014 FoxNews.com Feb. 25, 2014: President Obama glances at the crowd as walks off the stage after speaking at the Na...

DEAL OR NO DEAL? Iraq denies buying Iranian weapons amid US scrutiny

Published February 26, 2014 FoxNews.com The Iraq government Tuesday denied reports that it had signed contracts to buy weapons, ammunition o...

Prominent Republicans call on Ariz. gov to veto 'religious freedom' bill

Prominent Republicans are calling for Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer to veto a controversial bill that would allow businesses to deny service over re...

STONE AGE ATLANTIS?'One-of-a-kind' settlement found below Baltic Sea

Some 52 feet below the surface of the Baltic Sea sits what the media is calling "Sweden's Atlantis"—though that is just a bit ...

'BEYOND DEVASTATION'Calif. farmers forced to let crops wither amid drought

A federal agency's recent announcement that the California’s Central Valley will get zero percent water allocation this year was devasta...

Increased domestic spending may be behind military cuts, report suggests

By Doug McKelway Published February 25, 2014 FoxNews.com As the Obama administration announces proposed sweeping defense cuts, a Congr...

PUTIN'S DILEMMA Will Russia allow closer ties between Ukraine, West?

Feb. 23, 2014: A woman carries a Ukraine flag and another a sign of support in New York City. REUTERS One by one, in the years after the B...

Will Putin allow closer ties between Ukraine, West?- Ukraine parliament delays forming new government- White House offers US 'support' to Ukraine- Ukraine president built $75M home on $25,000 pay

Feb. 23, 2014: A woman carries a Ukraine flag and another a sign of support in New York City. REUTERS One by one, in the years after the B...