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Joyce Banda made history in April when she became Malawi's first female president following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, who had been...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Representative Todd Akin held a public event on Friday afternoon for the first time since the broadcast of his controversial comments about rape victims, and attempted to turn the focus of his Senate race in Missouri back on the issue that had once made victory seem a sure thing: Senator Claire McCaskill. Related Times Topic: Todd Akin A Candidate's Stumble on a Distressing Crime (August 24, 2012) Victory for Akin Seen as Difficult, but Still Possible (August 23, 2012) The Election 2012 App A one-stop destination for the latest political news — from The Times and other top sources. Plus opinion, polls, campaign data and video. Download for iPhone Download for...

COMMERCE, Mich. — Mitt Romney, who has denounced the nasty personal tone of the presidential campaign, seemed to make a joke about President Obama’s birth certificate while speaking to voters here on Friday, reinjecting the issue of the president’s birthplace into the campaign. Enlarge This Image Jim Wilson/The New York Times Campaigning in Commerce, Mich., on Friday, Representative Paul D. Ryan, left, introduced Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann. The Election 2012 App A one-stop destination for the latest political news — from The Times and other top sources. Plus opinion, polls, campaign data and video. Download for iPhone Download for Android “Now I love being home in...

The Duluth Police Department is under fire from a top Republican legislator for withholding the name of a DFL House member while he was being investigated for having oral sex with a 17-year-old boy at an area rest stop. The chairwoman of the House data practices subcommittee sent a letter to Police Chief Gordon Ramsey this week saying she was "deeply disturbed" the department withheld information for weeks about Rep. Kerry Gauthier of Duluth because of his "high profile." "This is highly inappropriate and a clear violation of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act," wrote Rep....

Ann Romney is assured a prime-time network speaking slot in the revamped speaking schedule for next week’s Republican National Convention. Organizers moved presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s wife from Monday — when the three networks said they would offer no comprehensive prime-time coverage — to Tuesday, when NBC, ABC and CBS all pledged to offer at least an hour of programming from the Tampa convention. By moving the time slot for Romney’s wife, the Republicans solidified a prime-time lineup that tilts heavily toward attracting support from two key groups — women and Latinos — while also tending to the candidate’s sizable likability...

As we reported earlier, Muppets puppeteer and voice-actor Jerry Nelson has...

Posted: August 24, 2012 Martin Scorsese finally responded to a lawsuit filed against him earlier in the week, calling the claims against him “absurd” and saying that the lawsuit ”has all the earmarks of a media stunt.” And we should listen to him. Because he’s Martin Scorsese. The legendary director responded Friday to a lawsuit filed against him by Cecchi Gori Pictures Wednesday in a Los Angeles Superior Court. The lawsuit claims that Scorsese violated contracts that he signed in order to adapt the Japanese novel Silence. “It is shocking to us that the lawyers for Cecchi Gori Pictures would file a suit pursuing such absurd claims considering the amicable...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Vice President Joe Biden is postponing his planned trip to Tampa, Fla., the site of the Republican National Convention....