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GOP governors call for special prosecutor in IRS case

The two leaders of the Republican Governors Association called for the appointment of a special prosecutor Tuesday to investigate any legal wrongdoing within the Internal Revenue Service.

TV pioneer, famed psychologist Joyce Brothers dies

Joyce Brothers, who pioneered the television advice show and was called the mother of media psychology, has died, her daughter said Monday. She was 85.

Mother shares regrets amid Pennsylvania abortion trial

It's late afternoon on a recent Friday when Shree McKinley walks past the Women's Medical Society.

Houston food bank ranked #1 in nation

The Houston Chronicle is reporting; The Houston Food Bank is now the largest food bank in the nation, according to a new ranking.

It's a Mason Jar. It's a cocktail shaker. It's a hit!

When college buddies Eric Prum and Joshua Williams tinkered with an empty Mason Jar early last year, and transformed it into a hip-looking cocktail shaker, they had no inkling they'd created a potentially million-dollar idea.

Tesla's Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration reform group

Tesla founder Elon Musk has left FWD.us, the immigration reform advocacy group led by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Leaving Las Vegas: Prince Harry puts scandal behind him on U.S. tour

Last time Prince Harry visited these shores, he departed under a cloud. By contrast, his current visit is going swimmingly.

Justice subpoenaed AP phone records, news service says

(CNN) -- The Justice Department secretly collected two months of telephone records for reporters and editors at The Associated Press, the news service disclosed Monday in an outraged letter to Attorney General Eric Holder.

Minnesota legislators vote for same-sex marriage

(CNN) -- Minnesota is expected to become the twelfth state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state Senate on Monday voted 37-30 in favor of approving it.

Biden's college tuition quip

(CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden knows something about the expense of a college education, and, as he pointed out in Monday's University of Pennsylvania commencement address, he knows something about honorary degrees, too.

American Airlines passengers will not 'always love her'

I will always love you. Unless you cause a ruckus and divert a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to New York to another airport.

Dr. Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Popular American psychologist Joyce Brothers has died, her daughter said Monday. Brothers was 85 years old. KETK will update information as it becomes available.

Second case of challenging virus reported in France

A person who shared a hospital room with a patient who has a newly discovered and sometimes deadly virus also has tested positive for the infection, the French Health Ministry said Sunday.

Obama cautious on Syria, Britain ups urgency for peace

 President Barack Obama was cautious on Monday about whether the international community could broker peace in Syria, while British Prime Minister David Cameron applied new urgency for diplomacy, saying the war-wracked country's histor