As President Obama's newly nominated Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is set to meet with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, he will no doubt get a harsher grilling from his colleagues than the newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry did two weeks ago.
Five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in December will be formally charged in court on Saturday, which will set the stage for the beginning of their trial.
Opening the gun violence hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged that more legislative action is needed to prevent further gun violence in America.
New Mexican police found an 8-year old girl locked in a cage in a darkened mobile home, said authorities on Tuesday.
