Penn State's Sandusky Convicted of Sexually Abusing Boys  —  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted Friday of sexually abusing young boys, completing the downfall of a onetime local hero in a scandal that shook a proud Pennsylvania community …

Ann Romney has a horse.  So what?  —  The punch line is at least as old as the eldest baby boomer: “I didn't get a pony.”  —  Here's Jerry Seinfeld: “I hated those kids [who had ponies].  In fact, I hate anyone that ever had a pony when they were growing up.”  —  Why is this funny?

Companies' Ills Did Not Harm Romney's Firm  —  Cambridge Industries, an automotive plastics supplier whose losses had been building for three consecutive years, finally filed for bankruptcy in May 2000 under a mountain of debt that had ballooned to more than $300 million.

Powerful congressman accused of campaign finance violations  —  Washington (CNN) — Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, a self-made Florida millionaire, is only in his third term in Congress, but he already is in charge of fundraising for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee …

White House Memo: White House Waits Tensely for Decision on Health Law  —  Late on Tuesday, March 27, halfway around the world, President Obama began one of the most suspenseful waits in recent presidential history.  —  After a blur of nuclear security meetings in South Korea …

Forkless Friday at Obama event  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. —Does a fork or dinner knife pose an unacceptable danger to President Barack Obama?  —  One wouldn't think so, given the hundreds of lunches and dinners he's attended ranging from state dinners to political fundraisers to run-of-the-mill stops on the rubber-chicken circuit.

GOP hardliners won't attack Romney's ‘amnesty’ plan  —  Republican hardliners in both chambers are holding their tongues over Mitt Romney's plan to grant qualified illegal immigrants legal status and even U.S. citizenship.  —  Similar proposals in the past have led to charges from these conservatives …

Cory Booker shares spotlight with county detective, both help victim of Newark car accident  —  NEWARK — Hold the accolades.  The superhero mayor was more of a concerned bystander this time.  —  When a pedestrian was struck by a moving vehicle in Newark earlier today …

U.S. Catholic priest found guilty in child abuse case  —  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A monsignor who oversaw hundreds of priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese was found guilty on Friday of one count of endangering the welfare of a child, making him the first senior U.S. Roman Catholic Church official …

EXCLUSIVE: National Council of La Raza board unanimously approves same-sex marriage resolution  — Email this to a friend?  — Share this on Google+  —  NCLR President Janet Murguía (Photo courtesy of NCLR)  —  Board members of the country's largest Latino civil rights organization earlier …