Stories by Alex Kane

Everyone was happy by the sight of NYPD member Lawrence DePrimo helping out a poor man. But what came next is a reminder of the reality of being homeless in New York City.

Jonathan Morris injects some reality into Fox News' crazy narrative that Christmas is under attack.

'Don’t think that the people in Bangladesh who perished didn’t want or need those jobs,' Fox contributor Charles Payne said.

The highest court in the land has ordered a lower court to reopen a previously dismissed case that challenges the employer mandate that is part of the Obama healthcare plan.

A New York Times review of court cases and legislation around the country shows that there are no uniform rules when it comes to whether law enforcement can search cell phone records and use the data as evidence.

A spokesman for Walmart was pressed hard by CNN anchor Carol Costello on Walmart’s labor practices and the ability of its workers to live a middle-class lifestyle.

A whistleblower claims his bosses may have been spending more time copulating than they were investigating the SEC.

The GOP's image problem is now being exacerbated by a leading Republican who is likely to become a presidential candidate in 2016: Marco Rubio.

Sunday marked the deadliest day for Palestinians in Gaza, as Israel's heavy bombardment of the coastal strip killed yet more civilians. By Monday, the death toll had risen to over 100 people in Gaza--58 of them civilians.

The flagship neoconservative magazine Commentary is coming under fire after the dismissal of a writer who expressed support for gay marriage.

A post-election surprise: Petraeus, weeks after requesting an expansion of the CIA's drone fleet, resigns from his post as director of the agency.

New York Times’ polling wiz Nate Silver now puts Obama’s chance of winning at 86.3 percent--up 11.7 points since October 28.

President Barack Obama remains well-liked around the world, and it shows in a new BBC poll of global preferences for U.S. president.

Republicans continue to hammer away at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which coordinated disaster relief as Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast.

Nuclear experts are sounding the alarm on the potential of a Fukushima-like disaster happening in the U.S.

If Hurricane Sandy was bearing down under a Romney-Ryan presidency, the scale of federal help would be radically different.

Months after the Travyon Martin killing shed light on so-called “stand your ground” laws, disturbing cases in Montana and South Carolina involving the statute continue to attract attention.

The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration has developed a new strategy over the past two years that will institutionalize and expand what has become known as the “kill list.”

Todd Akin put his foot in his mouth again with comments about his opponent, while Mayor Michael Bloomberg attacked Elizabeth Warren.