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AP source: RFK Jr.'s wife hanged herself
The Kennedy family, so practiced at public mourning, is grieving again after the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. was found dead at her home in suburban New York.
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UPDATE: Obama raises $44 million in April
President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
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Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay
Mitt Romney apologized for “stupid” high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record on gay rights is under heightened scrutiny following President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage.
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Michelle Obama to address Virginia Tech graduates today
First lady Michelle Obama is to speak at Virginia Tech's spring commencement this afternoon.
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UPDATE: Senate Republicans derail bill on student loan interest rates
Senate Republicans today derailed a Democratic bill keeping interest rates on federal college loans from doubling July 1 in an election-year battle aimed at the hearts — and votes — of millions of students and their parents.
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U.S. to remove 9,000 Marines from Okinawa
About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement.
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Senate could vote today on bill to slow postal cuts
A Senate bill aimed at saving the U.S. Postal Service would make it harder to close thousands of low-revenue post offices and end Saturday mail delivery — steps the struggling agency says are needed to reduce billions in debt and become profitable again.
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Senate Democrats prepare bill freezing student loan costs
Senate Democrats are ready with an election-year bill preventing interest rates from rising for millions of college students with federal loans. Republicans are already balking at the way Democrats would cover its $5.9 billion price tag: boosting payroll taxes on the owners of some privately held firms.
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UPDATE: U.S. pledges to defend Afghanistan for a decade after drawdown
An Afghan official says Washington has pledged in the newly agreed strategic pact to help defend Afghanistan militarily for at least a decade after Afghans formally take control of their own security.
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John Edwards' trial set for opening arguments today
Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the John Edwards trial are poised to begin making their case to jurors on whether the former presidential candidate violated federal campaign finance laws.
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Ted Nugent agrees to plead guilty in illegal bear kill in Alaska
Rocker and wildlife hunter Ted Nugent has agreed to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska.
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Afghanistan says U.S. helicopter crashes; 4 may be dead
A U.S. Army helicopter crashed in bad weather during the night in Afghanistan as it was en route to respond to a suicide attack on a local police checkpoint, an Afghan official said today.
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Secret Service closes case on Ted Nugent's remarks
After meeting with rocker Ted Nugent, the Secret Service says its probe into what he had to say about President Barack Obama is over.
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Dept. of Veterans Affairs to add about 1,900 to mental health staff
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it's increasing its staff of mental health workers by roughly 1,900.
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Obama wants states to apply for unemployment test plan
The Obama administration is looking for states that will experiment with unemployment insurance programs by letting people test a job while still receiving benefits.
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More photos revealed of U.S. troops posing with Afghan corpses
In another embarrassment to the Pentagon, newly published photographs purport to show U.S. troops posing with the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan.
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Tony Stewart visits the White House today
President Barack Obama will welcome the winner of NASCAR's 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup Series to the White House this afternoon.
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Obama tax return shows 2011 earnings of $789,674
The White House says President Barack Obama and his family paid more than $160,000 in federal taxes last year.
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Vermont's governor chased by 4 bears in backyard
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says he was chased and nearly caught by four bears that were raiding his birdfeeders.
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Gingrich says he'd be unlikely to accept Romney Cabinet post
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says he probably wouldn't accept a job in Mitt Romney's Cabinet, if Romney is elected in November and such an offer is extended.
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U.S. attorney general vows full review in Trayvon Martin case
Attorney General Eric Holder said today that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing of Trayvon Martin if it finds evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime has been committed.
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Feds propose new mortgage lending rules
The federal government proposed new rules today that will give homeowners more ways to avoid foreclosure and get an accurate accounting of their monthly mortgage payments.
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Military wants to oust Marine who criticized Obama on Facebook
A military board has recommended dismissal for a Marine sergeant who criticized President Barack Obama on his Facebook page, including allegedly putting the president's face on a “Jackass” movie poster.
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Drilling fees pay for new national forest lands in 15 states
Offshore drilling fees are financing the purchase of $41.6 million worth of new national forest lands in 15 states.
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Biden discusses college costs at Norfolk high school
Vice President Joe Biden told students more needs to be done to assure college affordability.
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