KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin, who sparked a furor in August with comments about “legitimate rape,” was defeated by Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill on Tuesday. Until the rape comment, Akin was considered the favorite to beat McCaskill in a state that has trended Republican and voted for Republican presidential […]

(Reuters) – Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration. But another ballot measure to remove criminal penalties for personal possession and cultivation of recreational cannabis […]

Barack Obama won a second term in the White House Tuesday night overcoming concerns about the fragile economic recovery to edge out Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The president’s win in the crucial battleground of Ohio, coupled with subsequent victories in both Iowa and Oregon, put him over the required 270 electoral votes. Obama broke out […]

Some voters in Philadelphia were surprised today when they were confronted with a massive Barack Obama mural while waiting in line to vote. Those whose polling station is the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Ward 35) were greeted with the gigantic mural this morning when they entered the building. One of the poll booths is directly […]

The first openly homosexual candidate in Kenya is running for a senate seat, reports state. David Kuria is the co-founder of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GLCK). While homosexuality is illegal in the country, it is stated that law enforcement rarely prosecutes those that are discovered to be involved in the homosexual lifestyle. […]

During a visit this week to a field office in Florida, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden made further remarks about transgenderism. According to reports, Biden visited the Obama for America office in Sarasota on Tuesday, when he began to speak with a woman who he said caught his attention because “he thought she had beautiful […]

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Department of Health and Human Services recently released a report outlining that birth rates are the lowest in American history. In 2011, less than 4 million babies were born in the nation, with an average of 63 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15-44). […]

A parent in Chilliwack, British Columbia is seeking to stop Gideons International from distributing free Bibles to fifth graders. Richard Ajabu recently contacted the Chilliwack School District to lodge a complaint after he said his daughter came home with Christian pamphlets that included a special offer. “My child was given religious marketing material with a […]

Scientists in the U.S. have been experimenting with the possibility of creating three-parent babies, according to reports. The process involves using genes from one man and two women, as the birth mother’s nucleus is infused into the donor woman’s egg, fertilized and then implanted into the uterus of the birth mother. It all takes place […]

Forest Hill, TX (AP) — Pastor Danny Kirk Sr. greeted everyone walking into his Texas church on Sundays with a big hug and an “I love you.” His weekdays were spent visiting folks in the hospital or mowing lawns and doing household repairs for members in need. Parishioners, who described Kirk as a dedicated minister […]