Norman Schwarzkopf, the U.S. Army general who led American and coalition troops into Iraq in 1991 under the context of putting a stop to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, has died at 78.

A federal judge has ruled that the state of Oklahoma may cut contracts with Planned Parenthood for a federal nutrition program the abortion giant administered to low-income women and children.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected a request by Christian retailer Hobby Lobby to block implementation of the contraception mandate, scheduled to kick in at the beginning of the year.

Nearly 50 Russian children who are about to be adopted by U.S. families may be stuck in overcrowded orphanages if Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a ban on such adoptions, passed December 26 by the upper chamber of Russia's parliament.

Two police officers — one in New York City, and the other in suburban Dallas — recently demonstrated the human kindness that the world needs a little more of nowadays.

While Americans may be growing more accepting of homosexuality, a Gallup poll finds that a majority agree with the Boy Scouts' ban on gay scout leaders.

A homosexual couple is suing a New Mexico preschool for rejecting their son as as student because of the couple's lifestyle.

Within days of each other two federal appeals courts have issued conflicting decisions in lawsuits against the contraception mandate.

A 32-year-old Iranian who is a U.S. citizen and a Christian pastor is being held in prison in Iran, and is expected to face charges for rejecting Islam and preaching the gospel in his native country.

Judge Robert Bork, a conservative federal judge whose commitment to a strict interpretation of the Constitution made him a hero of conservatives but cost him a likely seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, died December 19 at his home in Virginia. He was 85.