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Albert Camus' children are torn about whether to allow the Nobel Prize-winning author's remains to be moved from southern France to Paris' Pantheon, the final resting place of other French greats like Voltaire and Victor Hugo. Complete Story...
A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree this holiday season.
Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Some Christians in Kentucky are angry over the governor's yuletide terminology.
Amid tight security and a large turnout of protesters, Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders told an assembly of Temple University students that Europe and America must fight an ongoing "stealth jihad" that threatens democracy and free speech.
The Providence Journal says it's "saddened" some readers have been offended by an editorial cartoon depicting a mixed-race Rhode Island lawmaker as a shoeshine boy.
Towering on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic, the 160-foot-high bronze statue depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano is supposed to symbolize Africa's renaissance.
Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards.
Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards. The Philadelphia Daily News reported Monday that Officer Thomas Strain was put on desk duty this month because of the braids, even though the paper reported dozens of black officers wear cornrows.
At least one critic in the western Colorado town of Silt said a new sculpture of a bare-bottom rock climber is exposing the public to a little too much art. The statue shows a climber of undetermined gender scaling a cliff. It stands at a downtown intersection.
The hotel review may sound too good — citing obscure details like the type of faucets — or perhaps one stands out as the only negative rating of an otherwise popular location.
An African music star who ignited worldwide controversy among fellow Muslims with one of his albums was in the city Saturday to perform at an arts festival aimed at spreading a deeper understanding of Islam.
The principal of a Utah middle school has been asked to apologize for forcing a kilt-wearing student to change his clothes.
An art work that created controversy by making fun of nations across Europe will be removed from EU headquarters by the Czech artist to protest the political upheaval in his own country.
The California Republican Party and a Democratic state senator are denouncing as anti-Semitic an online poster that promoted last week's nationwide "tea parties."
North Korea has accused rival South Korea of sickening its players with "adulterated foodstuff" ahead of last week's World Cup qualifier and wants soccer's world governing body to investigate the claim.
Coach Marcus Borden used to bow his head and drop to one knee when his football team prayed. But the Supreme Court on Monday ended the practice when it refused to hear the high school coach's appeal of a school district ban on employees joining a student-led prayer.
Criticism of Pope Benedict XVI has come from various quarters — Muslims, Jews, members of his own flock.
The BBC will not televise Britain's biggest dog show for the first time in more than 40 years after a controversy about canine inbreeding.
The firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities have the right to regulate what employees say outside of their jobs.
No one is sure when daily recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance fell by the wayside at Woodbury Elementary School.
A Florida school board voted late Monday night to keep the name of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader at a majority black high school, despite opposition from a black board member who said the school's namesake was a "terrorist and racist."
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a millionaire slave trader, a ruthless Confederate general, an early Ku Klux Klan leader — and the namesake of what is now a majority African-American high school.
A BBC documentary claiming that decades of inbreeding has led to serious health problems in some pedigree dogs prompted a riposte Wednesday from the organizer of Britain's biggest dog show, which complained to television regulators.
When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over to celebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school student was stepping into an unusual public debate. Is celebrating birthdays un-Islamic?
Developer, Others Testify In Trial Of Baltimore MayorBALTIMORE -- One of the developers who gave Mayor Sheila Dixon gift cards testified at her trial Monday, saying the cards were meant for needy families and not the mayor herself.
Feminist Daily News 11/13/2009: Roeder's Lawyers Seek to Move TrialScott Roeder, the killer of Dr. George Tiller, to have his attorneys request trial moved out Sedgewick County, Kansas, in light of the media blitz regarding abortion doctor's murder.....
A 10-best books list without women? Publishers Weekly's year-end list controversyWhen the editors of the trade publication Publisher's Weekly announced their list of the 10 best books of the year on Monday, outrage flared across the Internet: Not a single book by a woman made the cut.
Rihanna Breaks Silence, 'Ashamed' About Falling For Chris Brown (Video)Rihanna tells ABC's Diane Sawyer she feels ashamed about falling for Chris Brown and says she left him as an example to other young women who might be in abusive relationship.
Assistant Attorney General Caught In Cemetery With StripperCOLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina assistant attorney general was fired this week after police said he was found in a cemetery with a teenage stripper.
Jeffry Picower's Lifeless Body Pulled From PoolPALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jeffry Picower, a prominent Palm Beach billionaire businessman and philanthropist with ties to Bernard Madoff, was found at the bottom of his pool at his residence on Sunday.
Fair and balanced?A writer wrote that he only listened to Fox news "because they told him what he wanted to hear." A recent letter praises Fox and stated that Fox's Hannity, Rush, and Beck are scandal free.
Word on the street? Meghan McCain has big breasts. She's also something of a homebody, spending her nights in comfort clothes (sweatpants and a tank top) while perusing the latest bio on the life of famed pop-artist, Andy Warhol. How do we know this? Twitter, of course.
Limbaugh dropped from Rams bidRush Limbaugh won't be buying a piece of the St. Louis Rams after all.
Is Science Fiction Feminized Or Is It Sexist? Both. Is science fiction "feminized"? Do women exist to destroy all that is cool and inspiring about space opera? That's what one blogger argues in a post that's stirred up controversy this week. But is his opinion really the problem?
Sheboygan Mayor To Keep Job, Receive ReprimandSHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Sheboygan's mayor will be punished for drunken comments that he made on a YouTube video, but he will keep his job.
DNC humor czar condemns Nobel Prize jokes"The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists – the Taliban and Hamas this morning – in criticizing the President for receiving the Nobel Peace prize," DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse told POLITICO.
Citizens Want Sheboygan Mayor OutSHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Dozens of people are now filing complaints against Sheboygan Mayor Bob Ryan to get him removed from office, but their efforts may not count.
Archbishop Chaput responds to Cardinal Cottier on the Notre Dame controversy"Politics, Morality and a President: an American View," focuses on what it meant to American Catholics to have President Obama speak at the University of Notre Dame and be honored with a law degree
Drug Companies Pay Doctors Big BucksBOSTON -- Pharmaceutical companies are paying doctors in Massachusetts and across the country stunning amounts of money, Team 5 Investigates reported Thursday.
$20 Million In Tax Dollars May Fund New Kennedy InstituteBOSTON -- A proposal to honor the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is sparking controversy and could end up receiving millions of federal dollars, Team 5 Investigates reported Thursday night.
Sanford Hurt In Bicycle AccidentGREENVILLE, S.C. -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has had his hands full with an Ethics Commission investigation of his aircraft use, as well as his revelation of a year-long affair with a woman in Argentina. Now his hands are really hurting.
Radio Show Takes Listeners 'Inside The Mind Of Mark Foley'NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned after sending lurid Internet messages to male teens who worked on Capitol Hill, spoke to WPBF 25 News on the day his talk radio show was set to air.
SC Rep. Denies Claims She Provided Sex for GovernorSPARTANBURG, S.C. -- South Carolina Republican party leaders said Thursday that they have filed a lawsuit and established a legal trust fund to help elected officials fight defamation.
7,700 New Mile Marker Signs Have Drivers Seeing RedBOSTON--More than 7,700 mile-markers are up or going up on 776 miles of state highway, costing $1.7 million in federal taxpayer money. The expensive project has raised the ire of many Baystaters who say the signs point to nothing but government waste.
Lawmaker Released From Hospital, Headed To JailLEXINGTON, Ky. -- A former state representative who police said attempted suicide after a woman with whom he was romantically linked was found shot to death is out of the hospital and headed to the Hart County Detention Center.
E-Mail Controversy Has Boston Mayor On DefenseBOSTON -- A controversy in Boston's Mayoral race has Mayor Thomas Menino on the defensive. NewsCenter 5's Todd Kazakiewich reported Monday that opponents are calling for a criminal investigation into some deleted e-mails at City Hall.
Stars Flock To MTV Video Music Awards (Slideshow)Music royalty graced the MTV Video Music Awards amid chaos and controversy
Most Major News Outlets Largely Ignore Van Jones ControversyAmericans who rely on the network broadcasts or the nation's top newspapers for their news may have just learned about the weekend resignation of President Obama's "green jobs czar" or the firestorm of controversy that was set off weeks ago by the revelation of his past provocati …
Best-selling Bible to undergo revision The top-selling Bible in North America is undergoing its first revision in 25 years.
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