George Zimmerman told police that Trayvon Martin circled his SUV

ORLANDO, Fla. - George Zimmerman told investigators that while he was on the phone with a Sanford police dispatcher reporting Trayvon Martin as suspicious, the teenager was circling his vehicle on foot, a source familiar with the investigation told the Orlando Sentinel. The  …

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Plenty of 'Enthusiasm' for the President's Candidacy

By Jake Tapper@jaketapperFind on FacebookFollow on Twitter May 6, 2012 11:59am David Axelrod: Plenty of ‘Enthusiasm’ for the President’s Candidacy   Email 10 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print (ABC News)

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Get Ready For 'Most Negative Campaign' Ever

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Romney needs strategy to win Hispanic votes

Mitt Romney has a problem with Hispanics. The presumptive Republican nominee trails President Barack Obama among Hispanic voters by more than 2-1, a deficit large enough to cost him the presidency as it did John McCain four years ago. Some of his problem comes with the Repu …

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Hulu Plus hits 2 million subscribers

Hulu Plus is starting to see stronger growth, according to a new report. The online streaming service is slated to announce this week that it has hit 2 million paid subscribers for its Hulu Plus service, according to The New York Times. If that is in fact the case, it would mea …

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Conservative Nonprofit Acts as a Stealth Business Lobbyist

Despite its generally low profile, ALEC has drawn scrutiny recently for promoting gun rights policies like the Stand Your Ground law at the center of the Trayvon Martin shooting case in Florida, as well as bills to weaken labor unions and tighten voter identification rules. Am …

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Japan to write off Myanmar debt

Japan will write off billions of dollars in debt owed by Myanmar and restart development loans, the leaders of the two countries said on Saturday, in a further move to end the Southeast Asian nation's isolation and strengthen its nascent democracy.

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French head to polls in Australia, N. Zealand

French citizens in Australia and New Zealand began voting on Sunday in the first round of the country's presidential election that pits Socialist Francois Hollande against incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Nearly 15,000 people are eligible to cast votes at eight centres across Aust …

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Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure

Conservative blogger and commentator Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure stemming from coronary artery disease, Los Angeles County coroner’s office officials said. The 43-year-old collapsed as he was walking his dog near his Brentwood home and died on March 1. Breit …

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North Carolina judge vacates death penalty under racial justice law

In a landmark ruling, a North Carolina judge on Friday vacated the death penalty of a black man convicted of murder, saying prosecutors across the state had engaged in deliberate and systematic racial discrimination when striking black potential jurors in death penalty cases. …

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Retirement bottom line: Many will have to work until 70

Baby Boomers, with their inheritances, homes, and old-fashioned pensions, may appear to be on track for a solid retirement — but some experts say the forecast for the generation born from 1946 through 1964 isn't necessarily so rosy.

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Student Loans facing increase

Repeated warnings that student loan rates will double in July unless Congress prevents it may be causing unwarranted fears for people with college debt. College debt is a big election year issue and many news stories and press releases omit or downplay the fact that the impen …

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Showdown on Arizona immigration law goes to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court and the Obama administration are set for another politically charged clash Wednesday as the justices take up Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigrants.

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Colorado public pot-smoking event snuffed out

oulder, Colorado (CNN) -- Steps taken to thwart a public marijuana smoking event Friday at the University of Colorado appear to have worked. Protesters who gathered at a quad on the campus for the customary 4:20 light-up time dispersed without an apparent toke. In past years  …

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Gay Ohio Teen, In Coma After Attempting Suicide

A gay Ohio teen remains in critical condition after attempting suicide by overdosing on prescription medication. As local ABC news affilate 33 WYTZ reports, 15-year-old Austin Rodriguez collapsed on the floor of his Wellsville home after allegedly taking more than 120 pills of …

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Brazil's Poor Receiving Plastic Surgery Free Of Charge

In Brazil, the second biggest consumer of plastic surgery, cosmetic procedures have become so widespread that doctors are now offering them to many impoverished Brazilians at discounted rates, The Daily Mail reports. At just one of the 220 clinics where discount cosmetic surger …

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Health Care Reform Repeal Would Put People At Risk

Josephson's change in fortune was the result of the new law's provision that prohibits insurance companies from refusing to cover children with pre-existing medical conditions. The family's new insurer decided to change its rules before the law required it, giving Josephson, h …

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Kevin Smith Defends Gay Brother

Add Kevin Smith to the ranks of Hollywood elite who have spoken out in defense of their lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) siblings. During an appearance on Piers Morgan's CNN show (ironically, the same program which featured Kirk Cameron's now-infamous remarks on homo …

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Ron Paul Exposed As White Supremacist By Anonymous

And it looks like the jig is officially up.

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Supreme Court Steps Into Texas District Row

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court stepped into a bitter controversy over Texas's new congressional districts late Friday, scheduling arguments for Jan.

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GOP Jobs Bill Slashes Benefits, Allows States To Drug-Test The Unemployed

WASHINGTON -- Republican leaders in the House of Representatives unveiled legislation Friday that would cut 40 weeks from the duration of federal unemployment compensation and allow states to require the unemployed to pass drug tests in order to receive benefits. Republicans h …

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Virginia Tech shooting: how university helped avoid another massacre

Virginia Tech’s response in alerting the university community is much more swift than it was in April 2007, the day a student opened fire on his peers, killing 32 and then himself.

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AT&T, T-Mobile merger lawsuit to be postponed or withdrawn by DOJ

AT&T’s been struggling to push through its proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile since March of this year. But the company was sued by the DOJ in August and later hit with a request for a administrative hearing by the FCC.

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Britain Isolated After Vetoing Euro Zone Pact

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron’s fateful decision to veto the idea of renegotiating the European Union treaty on Friday has left Britain as isolated as it has ever been in postwar Europe and effectively left out of future European decisions.

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