WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been briefed on the matter.

The state will become the first in the Midwest to legalize gay marriage.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Kermit Gosnell considered himself a pioneering inner-city doctor who helped desperate women get late-term abortions, but a Philadelphia jury called him a murderer who killed three babies after they were born alive.

The British royal will visit two communities hard hit by Superstorm Sandy.

The actress says fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have the procedure.

An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle.

The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.

A trio of burgeoning scandals could threaten the president's second-term agenda.

A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Higher-level Internal Revenue Service officials took part in discussions as far back as August 2011 about targeting by lower-level tax agents of "Tea Party" and other conservative groups, according to documents reviewed by Reuters on Monday.

The father of a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister said Monday he will believe his son is innocent until he sees evidence that proves otherwise.

An orphaned polar bear cub that arrived at the Alaska Zoo two months ago will soon depart for a new adventure: meeting another young cub at the Buffalo Zoo.

Police are identifying a suspect in the shooting of 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans.

A weary-looking O.J. Simpson has spent more than four years in prison.

Flammable gas used in welding blew up at an industrial site, officials said.

Unveiled in Calif., the first of 70 new engines promises reliability and easier maintenance.

The city could face bankruptcy if talks with labor unions and creditors don't make progress.

Popular psychologist, columnist, and television and film personality Joyce Brothers has died. She was 85.

Boehner's office: “The First Amendment is first for a reason."