Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed while serving as an usher at his Wichita, Kansas, church Sunday morning, according to police. Tiller was one of the few U.S. physicians who still perform late-term abortions. He had survived a 1993 shooting outside his clinic.Tiller had practiced medicine for nearly 40 years, said Peter Brownlie, president of the Kansas City-based regional Planned Parenthood office.The doctor and his staff had been picketed for years, with some activists distributing leaf... Read Full Story

A discovery of a 47 million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced and unveiled Tuesday at a press conference in New York City.Known as "Ida," the nearly complete transitional fossil is 20 times older than most fossils that provide evidence for human evolution.It shows characteristics from the very primitive non-human evolutionary line (prosimians, such as lemurs), but is more related to the human evolutionary line (anthropoids, such as monkeys, ap... Read Full Story

Lawmaker defends comment on AsiansCall for voters to simplify their names not racially motivated, Terrell Republican says.AUSTIN — A North Texas legislator during House testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.”The comments caused the Texas Democratic Party on Wednesday to demand an apology from state Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell. But a spokesman for Brown said her comments were only an attempt to ove... Read Full Story

Lawmaker defends comment on AsiansCall for voters to simplify their names not racially motivated, Terrell Republican says.AUSTIN — A North Texas legislator during House testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.”The comments caused the Texas Democratic Party on Wednesday to demand an apology from state Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell. But a spokesman for Brown said her comments were only an attempt to ove... Read Full Story

Friends described a Richard Poplawski far different from the 22-year-old man accused of gunning down three police officers today -- a partier sometimes, a guy in search of an understanding of politics, even a walking comedian.He was also convinced that the government wanted to take away his guns and his freedom. "I've known this kid my entire life and he was a good kid. He never had bad intentions. He never spoke about harming anybody," said Edward Perkovic, a lifelong friend wh... Read Full Story

Nude pics in phone lost at McDonald's get onlineFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.Phillip Sherman of Arkansas learned that lesson after he left his phone behind at a McDonald's restaurant and the photos ended up online. Now he and his wife, Tina, are suing the McDonald's Corp., the franchise owner and the store manager.The suit was filed Friday and seeks a jury trial and $3 million in damage... Read Full Story

Nude pics in phone lost at McDonald's get onlineFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.Phillip Sherman of Arkansas learned that lesson after he left his phone behind at a McDonald's restaurant and the photos ended up online. Now he and his wife, Tina, are suing the McDonald's Corp., the franchise owner and the store manager.The suit was filed Friday and seeks a jury trial and $3 million in damage... Read Full Story

let me be the first to call it. obama wins. i dont mean to be mean spirited (but i will because i learned it from the republicans) but throw him into his tiger cage, slap palin on the ass..put her on a dogsled and send her back to alaska. happy days are here again. congrats to all of the obama volunteers....they mde it happen. he fought the clean race and won. Read Full Story

let me be the first to call it. obama wins. i dont mean to be mean spirited (but i will because i learned it from the republicans) but throw him into his tiger cage, slap palin on the ass..put her on a dogsled and send her back to alaska. happy days are here again. congrats to all of the obama volunteers....they mde it happen. he fought the clean race and won. Read Full Story

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A McCain campaign volunteer made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter "B" scratched on her face in a politically inspired attack, police said Friday.Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college student from College Station, Texas, admitted Friday that the story was false and was being charged with making a false report to police, said Maurita Bryant, the assistant chief of the police department's investigations division. Police doubted her... Read Full Story