Forget Romney: scandals plague Obama as campaign season begins

The Secret Service's prostitution problems, the GSA's Las Vegas parties and the latest gruesome photographs out of Afghanistan are all public relations problems for the President.

White House defends Secret Service director

Press secretary Jay Carney said the President's security was never compromised.

Police search basement in missing boy cold case

Etan Patz vanished in 1979; new clues have led law enforcement to a building near where he was last seen.

Secret Service tries to quell outcry, scandal takes political turn

The Secret Service did not identify the agents being forced out or eight others who remain on administrative leave. In a statement, the service said one supervisor was allowed to retire, and another will be fired for cause. A third employee, who was not a supervisor, has resigned.

Ted Nugent gets call from Secret Service over violent election remarks

Nugent, who told the gun rights group last week that he would be 'dead or in jail' next year if Obama is re-elected in November, appeared on conservative radio host Glenn Beck's show on Wednesday.  

Vatican nun crackdown hits US group for 'radical feminist' ideas

Vatican nun crackdown: The largest group of American nuns was sanctioned for promoting 'certain radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.' The Vatican nun crackdown included the appointment of a bishop to reorganize the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

Nugent to meet with Secret Service

The rocker made anti-Obama comments at an NRA event which have drawn attention.

Obama, Romney both want Reagan mantle

Both candidates have made comparisons with the conservative icon.

Mother slain, baby abducted: kidnapper had suffered miscarriage

Verna McClain, who has been accused of killing a young mother and stealing her baby, is said to have been trying to replace the one she lost.

Panetta apologizes over latest military scandal

Romney, Obama spar as general election fight takes off

Romney gave a speech attacking the President on the economy on Wednesday, while the President accused the GOP of being unsympathetic to those hurt by the recession.

Romney 'pre-buttal' savages Obama on economy, Obama fights back

Romney delivered his scathing denunciation of the president's policies. Aides dubbed his remarks a pre-buttal to the president's own, and early-arriving partisans heard a recorded medley of rock music that included 'It's Still the Same.'

Why Trayvon Martin judge is stepping down already

Judge Jessica Recksiedler disclosed a potential conflict of interest. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. will take over the Trayvon Martin case

BP settles with private plantiffs over Gulf oil spill

The multinational corporation said Wednesday it will pay out $7.8 billion from the $20 billion trust it set up after the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

Secret Service: Scale of prostitution party in Colombia revealed

Secret Service and US Marines brought 21 women to the hotel in Cartagena, Colombia. Sen. Susan Collins (R) of Maine gave new details of the Secret Service scandal.

Rubio, Pawlenty, Haley all say "not interested" to VP spot

Leading Republicans are concerned about entering the 2016 race as a loser.

Romney taps former chief of staff to lead VP search

Beth Myers has been with Romney's various campaigns since his days as Governor of Massachusetts, and has a reputation for detail.

Baby found after horrific abduction from murdered mother

The mother was shot several times outside Houston, Texas, and then the baby was taken. It was found several hours later.

Secret Service's Colombia scandal has election-year implications

The growing scandal surrounding Secret Service and military personnel's association with prostitutes in the run-up to the Summit of the Americas is a scandal the President would rather not have.

"Fraud, waste, corruption:" Congress decries GSA culture

General Services Administration executives were in the hot seat for a second day of Congressional hearings as they faced scrutiny over misconduct.