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Sen. John McCain may be the current Republican front-runner in the presidential race, but former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee insists that the contest is far from over. Huckabee discusses his campaign, his fellow candidates and his high hopes for Super Tuesday.

The number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states has quadrupled since 2009, according to a new survey. The findings are a bright spot in an otherwise troubling picture for American birds.

After the furor over Laura Ingraham's tweet, Jamie Allman's crude message drew wider notice. At least three advertisers pulled their ads, and on Monday, Sinclair said it had accepted his resignation.

Ten sperm whales beached themselves on the shores of the Indonesia's Aceh Province of Indonesia. Professionals and volunteers saved six of them but the rest died.

The effort is part of a widespread push by Republicans to reject new voter-accommodation strategies implemented because of the coronavirus pandemic.

"Striking these votes now — after the election, and in only two of Wisconsin's 72 counties ... would be an extraordinary step for this court to take. We will not do so," Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote.

The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan details how Reagan's attitude toward the Soviet Union was transformed during the 1980s. Author James Mann describes how many politicians, including contemporary ones, were wrong in their views of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Scientists say they have few weapons to wield against the poison-spined lionfish, which is gobbling up reef fish in the Bahamas and other habitats.

For over 50 years, a painting called "The Portrait of a Young Woman" was attributed to Rembrandt's studio rather than the master himself. But a restoration has some scholars saying it's the real deal.

The Committee To Defend The President returned a $1,000 contribution to Earl Holt III, whose racist writings were cited by the white man who shot nine Black parishioners in Charleston, S.C., in 2015.

Whether it's the pandemic, racial justice or trans youths' access to gender-affirming medical care, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) has had to fight with other members of the GOP increasingly often.

Phoning into a packed courtroom, Britney Spears asked that her father be charged with conservatorship abuse. The judge also allowed Spears to be determined by a legal representative of her choice.

The unprecedented declaration of a water shortage in the Colorado River system mostly means less water for Arizona farmers for now, but cutbacks to cities are likely coming soon.

Across the country Tuesday, voters cast ballots in state and local elections. Ohio voters rejected a referendum to legalize marijuana, and Republicans won governor's races in Mississippi and Kentucky.

Robert Siegel talks with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus about the GOP's big election night win and what it means for the Republican agenda.

The biggest barrier appears to be whether parties in these talks have what experts say is the "political will" to write a final agreement.

Ted Cruz is in a heated battle for first place in the Iowa GOP caucuses. Though he's falling behind in New Hampshire, that didn't stop him from embarking on a bus tour there this week in hopes of beating expectations.

A tiny bird called the Florida grasshopper sparrow is on the brink of extinction. Fewer than 150 are believed to remain in the wild.

It's the first major gun case at the court since 2008, when the court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms grants individuals the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.

House Speaker John Boehner was dealt a major defeat Thursday night. After spending most of the week trying to round up votes for his "Plan B" to extend tax cuts for virtually everyone, he pulled the measure without a vote. The clock keeps ticking toward the end of the year, when automatic tax increases and spending cuts are set to hit.