2 Hostages Killed in Yemen as U.S. Rescue Effort Fails  —  SANA, Yemen — United States commandos stormed a village in southern Yemen early Saturday in an effort to free an American photojournalist held hostage by Al Qaeda, but the raid ended badly with the kidnappers killing the American …

No matter what Jackie said, we should generally believe rape claims.  —  Incredulity hurts victims more than it hurts wrongly-accused perps.  —  In last month's deep and damning Rolling Stone report about sexual assault at UVA, a reporter narrated the story of “Jackie,” …

Hillary Clinton's History as First Lady: Powerful, but Not Always Deft  —  WASHINGTON — As a young lawyer for the Watergate committee in the 1970s, Hillary Rodham caught a ride home one night with her boss, Bernard Nussbaum.  Sitting in the car before going inside, she told him she wanted to introduce him to her boyfriend.

HHS asks GOP: Keep us away from Gruber  —  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking lawmakers not to seat ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber next to Medicare's top official when the two testify on Capitol Hill next week.  —  HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Jim Esquea wrote …

GOP group seizes on Landrieu's ‘I did not vote for Obama’ remark  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) slipped and told a conservative radio host on Friday that she did not vote for President Obama.  —  It was a heated exchange and a source close to the Landrieu campaign said the Louisiana Democrat meant …

Senate Forecast: Landrieu Headed Toward Historic Defeat In Louisiana Runoff  —  William Thompson of Kansas and Wesley Jones of Washington are former U.S. senators — you get a pass for not recognizing them, they've been dead for more than 80 years.  But if you'll be watching Saturday's Senate …

John Kerry Is Trying to Stall the Release of the CIA Torture Report  —  The secretary of State is reportedly asking the Senate to wait to release its report on the Bush-era use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques.  —  Secretary of State John Kerry is pleading with the Senate to delay …

Cops: Doctor forced woman to swallow abortion pill  —  Shares -  —  ROSENDALE, N.Y. — Police say a New York doctor choked a woman and forced her to swallow a pill that could cause an abortion, after she told him she was pregnant.  —  The Ulster County Sheriff's Office …

IMPD tweet underscores perils of social media  —  Police officer Kendale Adams spent two hours Thursday night in a room crowded with people peppering his boss with questions about how police interact with the public, particularly blacks.  —  Some of the people doing the peppering were protesters …