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Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) has resigned from the House after pleading guilty to tax evasion and bribery conspiracy. Cunningham admitted he took than $2 million in exchange for favors to defense contracting companies.

This year, some believe the Abramoff scandal will hobble the Republicans, who were recipients of roughly two-thirds of his lubricating largesse. But that will depend on who gets indicted, and whether the targets include names big enough to capture the public imagination.

Jazz musician Keter Betts died Saturday in Maryland. He was 77. His bass could be heard on more than 100 albums, including three solo efforts. In 2003, he spoke with NPR for the series Musicians in Their Own Words.

Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Edward J. Epstein about the decline of sexual nudity in films over the last few decades. Epstein says film studios are being pressured by the DVD and television markets to offer less salacious films.

Even while the curfew was lifted, tanks patroled the streets amid a state of emergency. The Indian Ocean nation faces a political vacuum — on top of a severe economic crisis.

After months of squabbling, the House Ethics Committee finally agrees to meet. But the partisan standoff over Majority Leader Tom DeLay may continue, as the Republican committee chairman insists that his top aide run the committee staff; Democrats say the move violates panel rules.

The development coordinator at the Sea Turtle Conservancy said existing ordinances ensure bars, restaurants, and hotels along the coast use turtle-friendly lighting during nesting season.

Gov. Ron DeSantis easily leads Democratic candidates Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist in the new poll from the University of North Florida, and would out Donald Trump in a presidential primary.

Despite a fall during one of their qualifying runs, Shaun White and Chloe Kim were able to move on to the medal round of the men's and women's halfpipe events.

The Bravo network series Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains and Ultimate Super Vixens, which debuts Thursday night, ranks the best fictional characters in pop culture, drawing from movies, television, comic books and video games.

Long a staple of Western wear, the bolo tie is getting the museum treatment in Phoenix. The Heard Museum celebrates the tie's history and artistry in a new exhibit where simple designs are displayed alongside more traditional works of art in the high-ceilinged gallery.

Photographer Lizzie Chen traveled to Sweetwater, Texas, for the annual rattlesnake festival. Families have been participating in the community event for generations.

The Olympics, baseball, track and cycling, among others, continue to struggle with the problem of doping, despite threat of sanctions. Sports fans are trying to digest news that never quite goes away. Some are wondering if it ever will.

Fresh from China and a meeting with President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Antony Blinken turns his focus to a conference in London centered on recovery and rebuilding in Ukraine.

Go ahead and guess which individuals are paired up. Surprised? Intrigued? Have your own story? We asked members of the #xculturelove group to submit photos of themselves and share reactions they've heard about their interracial relationship.

The exemption would apply whether the governor is traveling, in his office or at the governor's mansion.

The tiny disc-like critters are known as Velella velella, a name so nice you gotta say it twice.

Quant made playful clothes for young modern women they could wear to work and "run to the bus in." Her London shop was an epicenter of youth culture that popularized hot pants and miniskirts.

Kurdish authorities are trying to preserve an ancient citadel above Irbil that local historians say has been a site of human habitation for 7,000 years. But in order to preserve it, they've had to relocate its most recent habitants — refugee Kurds.

Intelligence officials Thursday showed members of Congress videotape and other evidence to support their case that Syria was building a nuclear reactor with help from North Korea. The site was bombed by Israeli planes last year.

Critics of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say the mortgage giants are too big and far too willing to take risks. They also say the companies have too close a relationship with Washington lawmakers, and that the entities shielded themselves from tighter regulation.

The Justice Department and the CIA's Inspector General are both investigating the agency's 2005 destruction of videotapes of the interrogations of top al-Qaida operatives. The Justice Department has already started what it calls a "preliminary inquiry" into the matter.

Dmitry Medvedev, whom Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed as his successor, says he would appoint Putin prime minister if elected. That could allow Putin to hold on to power, but some analysts say it's unclear if that is Putin's plan.

The future of Kosovo again tops the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. The U.N. has been running the region ever since NATO helped end a Serb crackdown on ethnic Albanians there eight years ago. But Kosovo's Albanians are planning to declare independence, a move resisted by Serbia.

As Russia swears in a new president, observers question whether the leader, Vladimir Putin's successor, will have real power to chart his own course for the country. He takes over a nation with a booming oil economy, and many serious problems.