Six New York politicians were arrested for their alleged role in a bribery scandal in which Democrat State Senator Malcolm Smith, paid top Republicans for permission to run on their ticket in the city's upcoming mayoral race, prosecutors said.
Ten years ago, Jessica Lynch became the first prison of war to be rescued since the Vietnam War. She has since become a mother, motivational speaker and teacher. She is making the rounds 10 years later, apparently still haunted by what happened during her time in the war, and spoke about on the "Today" show.
Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal on Monday on what they called some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the December mass shooting in the state. This announcement followed three grueling months for families and friends connected to the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The United States deployed stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday as part of an ongoing joint military exercises between the two countries. The F-22 Raptors were sent to the main U.S. Air Force Base in South Korea amid rising tension - and bellicose language- from Kim Jong-un in the North.
