Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday.
The disclosure of the attorney general’s role came as President Barack Obama, in a major speech on his counterterrorism policy, ...
President Barack Obama in a major counterterrorism speech Thursday defended the American drone program, saying that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives.
Heinrich Rohrer, who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing a microscope that made it possible to see individual atoms and move them around, an achievement that led to vastly faster computing and greatly advanced molecular biol...
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Twitter has added two-factor authentication to its social network, bolstering security after several high-profile account hacks including the Associated Press.
Users can set up the security measure by going into their Account Settings and choose to have a verification code sent to a smartphone. - More
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) posted a lower-than-expected earnings performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The company said that soft sales and weather related categories affected its results.
The company reported an income of $498 million or $0.77 per share for the first quarter.
During the same period last year, Target Corporation reported a profit of $697 million or $1.04 earnings per share. - More
Saying he had difficulty sleeping and contemplated withdrawing from this week's European Tour event, Sergio Garcia on Wednesday afternoon apologized for racially insensitive remarks directed at Tiger Woods at a tour function outside London the previous night, saying his comments were "totally stupid and out of place." - More
The Desperate Housewives star received her Master's Degree in Chicano Studies yesterday from Cal State Northridge.
As you can see, the 38-year-old actress was pretty proud of her latest academic accomplishment. Longoria had lots of support from her family, friends and fellow stars, but don't think for a... - More
"Saturday Night Live" usually reserves their weekly musical guest spot for the biggest and brightest pop stars and last night was no different as Kanye West took the televised stage.
The performance was definitely big, but there was nothing bright about Yeezy’s dark and loud performance.
Instead of the super catchy "Gold Digger" or cheery "Good Life," ’Ye looks to be headed in a deeper direction... - More
“As a matter of fact, I don’t think there’s anyone in public life who I’ve kind of sought out their approval or even much advice,” Weiner, who used to described Sen. Chuck Schumer as his mentor, told Talking Points Memo.
“I know that I have to prove myself to my colleagues in government just as much as I do to the rest of New Yorkers … I wouldn’t even consider asking the Clintons for an endorsement or support in a race like this.
I mean, obviously, the former president and the former secretary of state have bigger fish to fry.” - More
Eric Garcetti has won the race to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles, becoming the first Jewish person elected as mayor in the city's history.
City Controller Wendy Greuel conceded defeat early Wednesday to Garcetti, a City Council member and former Council president, according to the Los Angeles Times. - More
