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Just before opening a new front in the debate over the Voting Rights Act, Attorney General Eric Holder attended a Washington event about a topic that hit close to home.

Eleven people were killed and one of the largest environmental disasters in history happened after an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010.

Jackie Briggs had a rose-shaped birthmark on her upper arm. One day a stranger noticed it and asked a question about the mark that ended up saving Briggs' life.

America First Legal, an organization launched by former Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller, is the group behind many of the political ads.

The strongest tornado to impact the Los Angeles metro area in 40 years touched down at 11:14 a.m. for two to three minutes, according to the National Weather Service.

President Bush faces tough negotiations Sunday, when he's due to meet Vladimir Putin at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Among the topics of discussion will be the impasse on locations for a U.S. missile defense system.

The bill calls for increased use of ethanol and calls for improved gas mileage over the coming decade, but some Republicans complain that it does nothing to boost production of fossil fuels.

The 2010 Nicki Minaj album Pink Friday brought vibrant new shades to hip-hop.

In 2001, CNN acquired a vast stash of audiotapes from a house in Kandahar that once belonged to Osama bin Laden. The tapes, bin Laden's personal collection, provide a rare glimpse into the minds and lives of al-Qaida militants.

Elizabeth Bear's new novel makes thoughtful use of steampunk elements in a lively tale of brothel inhabitants defending their house against a rival — and in the process uncovering a political plot.