Ex-mayor injects race into primary

An African-American candidate who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is hoping the voters in a Democratic primary race in Tennessee will look at the color of his skin.

July deadliest month for U.S. forces in Afghan war

Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago.

Mullen: WikiLeaks may have blood on hands

The top U.S. military officer said Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan.

Army private transferred to Virginia amid leak investigation

An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos and other documents, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia.

Opinion: Arizona can prevail on immigration law

A district judge on Wednesday preliminarily barred the enforcement of two sections and two subsections of Arizona's new immigration law, SB 1070.

Ethics panel charges Rangel

The House ethics committee accused Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming the credibility of Congress. WHAT'S AN ETHICS HEARING? | RANGEL: 'ROUGH PERIOD' l FULL STORY

Obama signs bill targeting crime on Indian reservations

President Barack Obama on Thursday signed the Tribal Law and Order Act, which provides greater law enforcement powers for tribal authorities on Indian reservations.

Obama: Sherrod deserved better

President Barack Obama said Thursday that Shirley Sherrod "deserves better than what happens last week when a bogus controversy ... led to her forced resignation."

Sherrod plans to sue Breitbart

Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will pursue a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart -- the man responsible for posting an edited video clip of Sherrod appearing to say she discriminated against a white farmer looking for assistance

Obama shares his 'View' on media, family and Snooki

President Barack Obama was "charming as usual" during a taping of a segment with "The View" set to air Thursday, said Joy Behar, one of the co-hosts.