In a Pew Political IQ test conducted over the phone with 1,002 adults from Oct. 1-4, Republicans answered all but two of 12 questions at a higher rate than Democrats -- including one on the name of the newest Supreme

Subliminal messages are most effective when they have negative words such as murder, despair, agony and danger, according to a University College London stuady. "People are much more attuned to negative words," study leader Professor Nilli Lavie. "We can't wait

President Obama ended a two-decade ban Friday on people with HIV from entering the country, a restriction public health and AIDS experts described as archaic and discriminatory.

Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday's NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents -- Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman or Democrat

Before a deadly assault on a U.N. guest house in which eight people were killed Wednesday, Afghan intelligence had advance information that a Taliban attack was in the works in Kabul, said Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh.

In response to his predecessor's remarks on Afghanistan, Vice President Joe Biden said, "I really don't care what Dick Cheney thinks and I'm not sure a lot of Americans do. Look at the policy they left us, look at the

That extra hour of sleep you'll get in most parts of the country on Sunday might be restful, but the end of Daylight Saving Time could spell trouble for your body clock, a sleep expert says.

It may be highly improbable mathematically, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that the encoded "fuck you" contained in one of his veto letters was "a wild coincidence." Schwarzenegger sent the letter to Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, who earlier had told

The number of swine flu deaths reported worldwide has jumped by more than 700 in a week, latest World Health Organization figures reveal. More than 5,700 swine flu deaths were reported by Oct. 25, compared to nearly 5,000 the week

New Jersey state police seem to be contradicting CNN Host Lou Dobbs' account of a gunfire incident near his Sussex County, New Jersey, house. A New Jersey State Police spokesperson, Sgt. Julian Castellanos, noted that "it's a wide open area

Internal investigations into the conduct of over two dozen House members were exposed in an extraordinary breach involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.

With the U.S. facing a severe shortage of H1N1 vaccine, scam artists have taken notice, and are cashing in on the crisis. Health officials are warning those who wish to avoid long line-ups, and those who may not be able

During the Halloween costume day that's a tradition at many schools, administrators are dealing with increasingly violent and gory costumes. "Sometimes kids will have those 'Scream' masks, but usually not too blood and gutsy," said parent Joel Bishoff, whose child's

Hope4hope: America's votes have long been counted on software kept secret by the companies that make the machines. This week comes the first signal that this is about to change. just announced the first transparent vote counting machine -- the

On Friday, September 18, 2009 a Hofstra University Student returns to school to after being falsely accused of rape. Authorities dropped charges and freed four men, one of which was a Hofstra student, hours after their accuser told law enforcement

A.I.G.'s financial practices are under attack in a Los Angeles County lawsuit that could have repercussions for A.I.G. and its business model.The L.A. lawsuit is not focused on A.I.G. workers' comp practices. But it does target the apparent A.I.G. modus

Garrett Bowman, 20, was killed in a after a car turned left in front of him at a Rancho Penasquitos intersection, 10 news reports. Bowman was riding a motorcycle south on Black Mountain Road the evening of October 23, 2009

Several people may have been injured in a after a bus crashed into several vehicles on the 215 Freeway near Iowa Avenue the evening of October 24, 2009. According to a news report in The Press Enterprise, the bus struck

The Halloween edition of our weekly mug shot review begins with a trio of arrestees who appear to have been spooked.

As CSI Files previously reported, all three members of the CSI franchise will participate in a three-series crossover during November sweeps. Check out a behind the scenes look at the crossover after the jump! (Contains minor spoilers.)CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's