One almost felt sorry Sunday for White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” He was questioned closely by Chris Wallace on the administration’s decision to treat the man who allegedly tried to bomb that Detroit-bound jetliner as an ordinary criminal defendant. The result of …

Some things have to be seen to be believed. Others have to be believed before they can be seen. Sometimes the most interesting and useful inventions don’t come from the minds of scientists, but from the minds of fiction writers who create entire universes, as well as the things that …

For this Thanksgiving, and really any special occasion in the fall or winter, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., shared with Fox News Digital one of her favorite recipes. “There are some of us who do enjoy cooking,” she said in a phone interview in a lighter moment this week as she …

Mexico’s president on Monday called for the resignation of the state prosecutor in Guanajuato in light of the state’s high levels of violence, a day after gunmen killed 12 people at a holiday party there. Guanajuato has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the Jalisco cartel and local …

Despite a report last week that Aaron Rodgers would “likely” be medically cleared to return this week, Rodgers all but shut that down. The four-time MVP ruptured an Achilles on just his fourth snap as a New York Jet, but he was quick to say he was hopeful for a …

SALINAS, Calif. – A Northern California man has filed a legal claim over a police baton beating captured on video and posted online. The Monterey Herald (http://tinyurl.com/o8ss7o7 ) reported Thursday that Jose Velasco is demanding unspecified damages from the city of Salinas, California. If the city denies the claim, Velasco …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Friday that she plans to review two undercover videos released by anti-abortion activists aimed at discrediting Planned Parenthood’s procedures for providing fetal tissue to researchers, to see if any laws were broken. Harris announced the move in a letter to four …

KAMPALA, Uganda – Activists are urging Uganda’s government to reverse a decision to open for oil drilling a wildlife park on Uganda’s border with Congo. Uganda’s government is expected to announce next month which companies can bid for new oil blocks, including one in the Lake Edward basin inside Uganda’s …

BAGHDAD – A car bomb exploded in a crowded outdoor market in the northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, police said, a deadly reminder of the challenges facing the Iraqi government even as it celebrated the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities. The bombing …

MINGORA, Pakistan – The military lifted curfews Monday in seven towns in the Swat Valley in a further sign of confidence that its offensive against the Taliban there is making progress, while a bomb killed two people elsewhere in the northwest. The order will allow thousands of people caught in …