SUPREME COURT

Many Americans believe politics and Supreme Court justices' political leanings will influence their decision on the health care overhaul as much as their assessment of the law's merits.

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev -- who reportedly purchased an $88 million Central Park West apartment for his daughter while she attended school in New York-- is facing accusations from his estranged wife regarding the true reason for purchasing such a lavish pad.

A group of veterans and the head of the Lake County, Fl. Democratic Party engaged in a standoff after the veterans complained about an altered American flag. The flag had a picture of President Obama's face located where the 50 stars would traditionally be located.

The judges clarified that their decision did not necessarily reflect a desire to make all abortions legal.

In the two years since the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, groups outside candidates' own campaigns have spent $90 million trying to affect the outcome of November's presidential election, the Center for Responsive Politics says. That's more than twice the $38 million spent by this point in the 2008 campaign.

An Italian member of the hacktivist collective Anonymous targeted the Vatican website for a second time in under week on Tue. March 13, knocking the website offline and penetrating deeper into the city state's server to steal the personal information of multiple Vatican Radio journalists.

For the first time since his arrest in 2009, Iran has admitted publically that Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been convicted of religious crimes.

A former cop is now seeking to serve as Anna Gristina's defense pro bono after attempting to have her former attorney fired during Monday's hearing, according to NY Daily News. Peter Gleason, who has expressed that he will work for free, has willingly offered to give up his Tribeca loft as collateral in order to bail out Gristina and to house her family during the trial. When asked why he is so intent on helping Gristina, Gleason mentioned only that the two share a mutual friend.

The White House on Monday released guidelines for the state health insurance marketplaces that are vital to the U.S. health care reform law.

Jewish settlers signed an agreement with the Israeli government Sunday to leave the biggest unauthorized outpost in the occupied West Bank and move to a nearby site after months of negotiations to avoid their forced removal.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 was a great day for tech lovers. No tech enthusiast is unaware of the new iPad that was unveiled by Apple in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Apart from the new iPad, something big also happened in San Francisco – the Game Developer Conference played host to presentation of the Game Developers Choice Awards, where Skyrim and Portal 2 grabbed the hottest spotlights.

The U.S.-based oil giant is questioning the judicial conduct of Nicholas Zambano after the Ecuadorean jurist was dismissed for improperly freeing an alleged drug trafficker.

Anna Gristina, dubbed the Soccer Mom Madam, was reportedly with Morgan Stanley executive David Walker at the time of her arrest, raising questions about his involvement in the prostitution ring scandal that has unfolded around her.

FBI Director Robert Mueller says agency will resort to physical surveillance teams.

Vermonters overwhelmingly voted in favor of constitutional amendment that would clearly state that corporations do not have the same constitutionally-protected rights as human beings.

Rumors are flying, and I’m certain they’re based on fact, that Ron Paul supporters are going to sit out the general election.

The Colorado Supreme Court says the University of Colorado system can no longer ban firearms on its four campuses.

While concession stand snacks do seem a little steep at movie theaters, most people either skip the line or suck it up and empty out their wallet on popcorn and a soda. One Michigan man decided to take a more extreme route and file a class action suit against his local AMC movie theater.

Geir Haarde presided over the Iceland's economic meltdown which saw the collapse its three main banks, its currency nosedive and soaring inflation, costing the country billions of dollars.

The Supreme Court said the prior verdict was “not complete” and Hekmati, 28, will now be granted a new trial.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney will be featured in the star-studded play 8 on Saturday, which examines the overturning of the controversial Proposition 8 law in California.