Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012, file photo, then-Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Shulman heads to Capitol Hill on May 21, 2013, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were imprope…

Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal

Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.

Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan

A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official said.

Policy, discretion guide media sources probes

FILE - In this May 13, 2013, file photo, the screen on the phone console is seen at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau. The Justice Department’s latest effort to examine who journalists are talking to _ the secret subpoena of Associated Press phone records from Apri…

Policy, discretion guide media sources probes

It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier.

Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir

Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist.

WikiLeaks hearing focuses on classified evidence

The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is returning to Fort Meade for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.

Allgaier thriving despite overhaul to NASCAR team

NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier looks on during a promotion for the DuPont Pioneer 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race to be held in June at the Iowa Speedway, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. Allgaier is 4th in the Nationwide standings even though a win has eluded him so far in 2…

Allgaier thriving despite overhaul to NASCAR team

NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier rides a tricycle during a promotion for the DuPont Pioneer 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race to be held in June at the Iowa Speedway, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. Allgaier is 4th in the Nationwide standings even though a win has eluded him so …

Allgaier thriving despite overhaul to NASCAR team

NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier rides a tricycle during a promotion for the DuPont Pioneer 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race to be held in June at the Iowa Speedway, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. Allgaier is 4th in the Nationwide standings even though a win has eluded him so …