Smith pretended to be the one purchasing a 7.62-caliber pistol at the Great Southern Gun and Knife Show, but authorities said the real buyer was Michael Hooker, a convicted felon from New Orleans. Federal agent David Millen saw the men approach a table o

By Collin Levy Patrick Fitzgerald's announcement yesterday that he was stepping down as U.S. Attorney from Chicago was greeted with hosannas for his tenure. But while Mr. Fitzgerald's career includes more than a decade of prosecuting the Chicago Way, in

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn’t ready “to throw my weight behind someone” at this time. The former chairman of the military’s Joint Chiefs

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell visited Today this morning to discuss his new book, how he sees the future of Iraq and Afghanistan, and how he seems the Obama presidency four years after having endorsed it. Powell had favorable words for Matt Laue

Imagine for a moment: It is two weeks after Election Day and President-elect Mitt Romney holds a press conference to announce his foreign-policy team, the officials who will guide his administration’s relations with the rest of the world. “Team of rivals

Photos showing a bird's-eye view of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey set in New Zealand have been released, giving J.R.R Tolkein fans a further glimpse of what to expect from the Lord of the Rings prequel. The aerial shots from the set of Sir Peter Jack