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While the vodka is made and sold in Utah, officials in Idaho have decided its name and label might offend both Mormons and women.

A self-described cat lady and the state of Israel are locked in a battle over what may be unpublished manuscripts by Franz Kafka. In a story that is, well, Kafkaesque, the papers are in a small Tel Aviv apartment, in the possession of an elderly woman who has refused to let experts see them.

The FDA ruled that changing the name high fructose corn syrup to "corn sugar" would cause confusion.

It's not every day you get to watch a video of U.S. House candidate as he strolls down a long hill telling his story and passing along the way a number of props — including a chess board, a horse and semiautomatic rifle — meant to illustrate parts of his biography and his reasons for running for Congress.

New voter ID laws and other voting restrictions have been enacted in a number of states since the last major election. And that's raised special concerns among African Americans, who feel they're being targeted. Black church leaders and the Congressional Black Caucus met in Washington Wednesday to find ways African-American voters aren't discouraged from turning out in November.

New York City's mayor wants to block sales of sugary drinks larger than 16 fluid ounces. It's his latest idea about making his city healthier. Is it a good one?

Six-year-old Lori Anne Madison was foiled by a word most of us had probably never heard before. But she had quite a day at the Bee. The competition resumes this morning, and concludes tonight.

New Mexico's primary election is on Tuesday and recent scandals in southern parts of the state have refocused attention on the issue of voter fraud. Is…

The Syrian conflict has grown increasingly bloody. But one of the country's best-known opposition figures, Sheik Jawdat Said, 81, is heading home to Syria, and he's making a renewed call for peaceful protests.

The Sunlight Foundation has launched an effort to track and expose tweets that lawmakers and candidates had second thoughts about.