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Demonstrators march with a replica of a pipeline during a protest to demand a stop to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline outside the White House last November.

Just How Many Jobs Would The Keystone Pipeline Create?

The House passed a bill on Tuesday forcing President Obama to decide on the controversial pipeline project within 60 days. Republicans say the pipeline should be approved quickly because it would create "more than 100,000 jobs."

Rick Santorum poses for photos with supporters in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.

Santorum Reacts To Romney Romp In Florida By Going After Gingrich

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum chose to characterize his distant third-place finish in Florida's Republican presidential primary as a victory, of sorts. And then he lit into the distant second-place finisher, Newt Gingrich.

Sept. 2005: Hurricane Rita enters the Gulf of Mexico — or Gulf of America, as Mississippi House Rep. Stephen Holland would say.

Call It 'Gulf Of America,' Not Gulf Of Mexico, Lawmaker Says In Bit Of Satire

Democratic Rep. Stephen Holland has introduced a bill in the state House to change the name of the gulf. It's a satirical shot aimed at his Republican colleagues, he says. Stephen Colbert had the idea before him.

Drinking on screen, even in a cautionary tale like <em>The Hangover Part II, </em>can encourage kids to try drinking, according to new research.

Lights, Action, Drinking: Movie Scenes Tempt Teens To Binge

Teenagers who see drinking scenes in movies are more likely to start drinking, and to binge drink themselves, according to a new study. Drinking features in almost all movies, even in many rated for children.

McDonald's Teams Up With Humane Society To Phase Out Pig Crates

The animal rights organization, a longtime critic of factory farming practices, has collaborated with McDonald's to require pork suppliers to figure out how to phase out crates that confine pregnant sows.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: An Exploration Of Strange Creatures

On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we talk about all different kinds of aliens — how they differ, how dangerous they are, and what we're really talking about when we talk about them. We also bring up some examples of things we like outside our usual realms, and what's making us happy.

Lucille Berrien, 84, of Milwaukee campaigns Sunday for Democrat Tom Barrett.

In Wisconsin, It's All About Turnout Now

The divisive recall contest in Wisconsin moves into its final hours with a deluge of advertisements and rallies to get out the vote. Republican Gov. Scott Walker is seeking to avoid becoming the third sitting governor in U.S. history ousted by a recall vote.

A Pew Research Center study shows Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing immigrant group in the U.S., but that doesn't make theirs a success story.

Behind The 'Model Minority,' An American Struggle

The Pew Research Center says Asian-Americans are now the fastest-growing ethnic and immigrant group in the United States. Pew says Asian-Americans also tend to be the most educated and prosperous. But every Asian group here has a different immigration story.

Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney, shown with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton during a June 2013 hearing, is a blue-state Democrat who could be in a tight re-election race.

Democrats Plan Ad Buys In Some Rather Blue Places

Part of the $44 million that House Democrats plan to spend on TV ads this fall is allocated to places like California, Illinois and Massachusetts.

A Philadelphia Gas Works employee replaces old steel and cast-iron pipes with new plastic pipes that are less likely to leak.

After Deaths, Renewed Focus On Leaky Gas Pipelines

The effort to replace thousands of miles of aging, corroded pipes — which could take decades and cost billions — is receiving fresh attention after an explosion last month in New York killed eight.

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