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Let's face it, writes Lewis Beale, the way we elect our presidents is seriously dysfunctional. The seemingly endless campaign season. The hectoring TV ads, the hundreds of millions of dollars poured into the system, the endless polling and pontificating.

The first Latino U.S. president already has been born. The booming voting block has become the focus of both campaigns. But their political clout -- measured in engagement, registration and turnout -- has not yet materialized in the way many expected.

A boiling primary battle in Texas headed to a runoff early Wednesday as two Republicans running for U.S. Senate failed to reach the 50% threshold to clinch the GOP nomination.

A former editor of Rupert Murdoch's disgraced News of the World tabloid was arrested and charged with perjury over court testimony about phone hacking, according to the United Kingdom's Press Association.

The first Latino president of the United States already has been born.

Lewis Beale says there is hope for this country's infuriating, dysfunctional campaign process. Here's 5 suggestes for starters

During an interview, CNN's Wolf Blitzer calls Donald Trump 'ridiculous' for his 'doubling down' on the 'birther' issue.

John Avlon says Mitt Romney may have achieved a lot in the private sector but in his role in government as a public official he chose to bail out

Gayle Lemmon: After poison attacks on schoolgirls, it must be a top priority that girls have the right to attend school, and safely.

Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez are both making headlines, but who is the hottest mom in Hollywood?

The death toll from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy rose to 17 after the discovery of another body, officials said Wednesday.

When the great book of American music is written, Doc Watson may not even need his own chapter. He has a solo -- or a harmony part, or a lead vocal, or a single perfect guitar lick -- in all the important chapters of the past 50 years.

In the RidicuList, a brain surgeon botches his seaside wedding proposal when he decides to hide the ring in the sand.

Britain's Supreme Court is due to rule Wednesday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face interrogation on sexual assault allegations against him.

The ex-Liberian leader was convicted of aiding rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone wage a terror campaign that included murder, rape and conscription of children.

Canadian police say they're looking for possible connections between the discovery of severed body parts in two cities, including what appears to be a human foot mailed to the headquarters of the ruling Conservative Party.

This is the time of the year where NBA executives may get a little religious, praying that the ping pong balls in Wednesday's NBA draft lottery fall in their favor.

This is the time of the year where NBA executives may get a little religious, praying that the ping pong balls in Wednesday's NBA draft lottery fall in their favor.

A boiling primary battle in Texas headed to a runoff early Wednesday as two Republicans running for U.S. Senate failed to reach the 50% threshold to clinch the GOP nomination.

Hundreds of people waving flags and shouting slogans have gathered outside a Burmese migrant center in Thailand ahead of a visit Wednesday by Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.