Ashley Portero

A survey by Daily Kos/Service Employees International Union found that 66 percent of Republicans and 52 percent of self-described Tea Party faction members support raising the tax rate on individuals making more than $1 million a year.

Cytisine, a plant-based drug discovered by the Soviet Union more than 40 years ago, may be the key to lowering cigarette smoking rates in the developing world.

A federal judge upheld a measure to require public schools to verify the citizenship of its students as well as another that allows police to detain suspected illegal immigrants without bond.

Stock trader Alessio Rastani told the BBC, Governments don't rule the world. Goldman Sachs rules the world.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a public meeting on Tuesday night to discuss new regulations on the oil and natural gas industry.

The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.

Revised figures from the U.S. Census Bureau shows there were more than 650,000 gay couples in the U.S. in 2010, with 131,729 reporting they were married.

Seven New York teenagers were arrested for participating in a cheating scheme that allegedly paid a college student thousands of dollars to impersonate as high school students and take the SAT for them.

Particles that were blasted by the sun during a powerful solar flare on Saturday have reached Earth, which will illuminate the Northern Lights in some regions and may also interrupt radio and GPS signals.

Best Buy, Office Depot and Stapes are all offering discounts of up to $200 for RIM's BlackBerry Playbook Tablet.

In a statement, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he has granted clemency to convicted murderer Joseph Murphy. It marks the fifth time an execution has either been postponed or called off in the state since June.

During an interview on MSNBC, the long-shot Republican presidential candidate said he regrets not saying something when the audience booed a gay servicemen at last week's GOP debate.

A recent Stanford University study found that childless men are 17 percent more likely to die from heart disease compared to men with even one child.

A federal judge in Chicago announced that the sentencing hearing of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich -- who was found guilty of 17 corruption charges in June -- has been delayed indefinitely.

MelaFind, a new melanoma detection device manufactured by MELA Sciences, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after being rejected by the agency less than a year ago.

During an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said all of the GOP candidates for the 2012 presidential election are the same because they are controlled by the far-right platforms of the Tea Party

AshleyMadison.com, a dating Web site for cheating spouses, has offered Sarah and Todd Palin $1 million to answer questions about their marriage while taking a polygraph test.

There is a severe shortage of life-saving generic drugs in the U.S., causing many hospitals to either go without the medications or buy them from third-party vendors at extremely high prices.

On Saturday, a Florida jury found Bob Ward guilty of second degree murder in the 2009 killing of his wife, Diane Ward. Wards' attorney claims the recent Casey Anthony trial may have hindered his client's ability to receive a fair trial.

The USDA has recalled 40,000 pounds of ground beef meant for school lunches in Georgia due to possible E. coli contamination.

Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped and held captive for 18 years, has sued the federal government for failing to supervise her captor, Phillip Garrido, who was on federal parole at the time of her kidnapping.

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) told the Media Research Center's Brent Bozell that the mainstream media coddles President Obama because they want the country's first black president to be successful.

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt took out an advertisement in the Austin Chronicle offering $1 million to anyone who can prove they had a sexual encounter with Gov. Rick Perry.

Primatene Mist, the only asthma inhaler sold over the counter in the U.S., will be phased out by the end of 2011 because it contains chlorofluorocarbons that harm the Earth's ozone layer, the FDA said on Thursday.

Natalee Holloway's mother is opposing a petition by her former husband to officially declare their daughter dead.

A California couple was fined $300 after the city of San Juan Capistrano said they were violating the city zoning code by having more than 50 people in their home at a time during home Bible studies.

Rep. Ron Paul had positive things to say about Jon Stewart and The Daily Show during a breakfast event sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor.

Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army's vice chief of staff, told USA Today the Army is interested in conducting trials to determine whether fish oil can be used to reduce the Army's suicide rate.

A Denver-based natural gas company has sued a small town in New York state over its ban on natural gas drilling, a case that may set a precedent on how local governments in the Empire State can regulate the controversial process known as fracking.