Reid: Background Checks Will Be in Senate Gun Bill

Democrats are taking an aggressive stance in their drive to curb firearms, announcing that the gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include expanded federal background checks for Read More

UPDATED: Texas Shootout Suspect 'Evil Evan' Dies From His Wounds

Investigators from three Colorado police agencies rushed to Texas to determine if a man identified as a parolee, who was critically wounded by Texas police after a harrowing 100-mph car chase, is link Read More

Girl's Softball League Auctions Off Assault Rifle

Why try to raffle off a sports car when you can make a quick buck by selling tickets for a chance to win an AR-15 assault rifle? Read More

WATCH: Cyprus Financial Crisis Has Global Markets In A Dither

Cypriot authorities were putting the final touches to a plan they hope will convince international lenders to provide the money the country needs to avoid bankruptcy within days. A... Read More

WATCH: Marine Kills Two, Then Himself In Barracks At Marine Base Quantico

Three Marines are dead after a shooting at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The suspected shooter, a male Marine, was killed from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot woun... Read More

WATCH: Obama Discovers Negotiating Middle East Peace Is Easier Said Than Done

Middle East peace has been slow going for President Obama, as his administration's relationship with Israel has unfolded under his presidency in fits and starts. In his first yea.. Read More

Pelosi, Boehner Wrestle Over Shift in Gay Marriage Support

With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments on same-sex marriage next week, two more prominent lawmakers took time to express their unwavering views on the issue. Read More

Anonymous Gift of Support Overwhelms Soldier in Afghanistan

A U.S. soldier deployed in Afghanistan was thrilled to the point of tears by $40 and a note of support for his girlfriend back home, he told ABC News in a phone call from Afghanistan Thursday. Read More

WATCH: Obama Urges Israelis To Compromise For Peace

President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned appeal Thursday for Israel to recognize that compromise will be necessary to achieve lasting security and to take steps to reverse an "undertow& Read More

WATCH: Biden, Bloomberg Support Assault Weapon Ban

Vice President Biden Thursday urged members of Congress to "Think about Newtown" as he stood with families of Newtown shooting victims days after the Senate dropped an assault weapons ban an Read More