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Talk about a blind justice system. The latest New York City Council push is for police to shut their eyes to a suspect's gender, race, age and disability, out of concern that such descriptions constitute unfair profiling.

Tennis sensation Serena Williams had some blunt words of wisdom and harsh criticism for the 16-year-old girl who was raped by two high school football players in Ohio in August 2012: You kind of brought this on yourself.

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are set to dig for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa in a field on the outskirts of Detroit on Monday.

Morris the Cat is running in Xalapa, and it's not from the neighborhood dogs.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman has denied accusations by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft that Mr. Putin pocketed his Super Bowl ring during an encounter in 2005.

PBS's "Sesame Street" is taking on the tough task of teaching children how to cope when mommy or daddy lands behind bars, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Parents are outraged after learning their children as young as 14 were required to write a suicide note from a first-person perspective in English class.

Parents who send their children to an elite New York City private school are outraged at one recent English class assignment — to write a personal suicide letter.

My dad and I used to have stimulating conversations about faith, family, personal responsibility and the rewards of hard work, and I miss him.

The "work hard, play hard" mantra of Wall Street has resulted in a rapidly growing number of "sober minders," whose sole responsibility is to help top executives steer clear of their vices.

Nicole Kelly was named Miss Iowa 2013 over the weekend, and the 23-year-old beauty queen now will head to the national stage for the Miss America contest. But the real news: Miss Kelly has only one arm.

Donald Trump is weighing a run for president in 2016 because of the damage President Obama has done to the nation from scandals and weak foreign policy. In an interview Monday, I asked the billionaire real estate developer if he was running for president in 2016. The New York Post reported that Mr. Trump has spent $1 million recently for research and polling for a potential run.

"Edward Snowden is a national hero and should be immediately issued a full, free and absolute pardon for any crimes he has committed or may have committed related to blowing the whistle on secret National Security Agency surveillance programs." And so reads a White House "We the People" online petition established Sunday

Police say a man tried to kill himself with a knife Thursday right outside the Rockefeller Center studios of the morning NBC "Today" show while cameras captured part of the scene.

There's a positive byproduct of the disgraces at a certain federal agency that has seized the imaginations of many in recent days.