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US President Barack Obama on Monday named Tom Perez, the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, to the post of labor secretary.

As funeral services were held for Internet activist Aaron Swartz, the debate intensified over what some called a "draconian" US computer crime law used by allegedly overzealous prosecutors.

Aaron Swartz, an Internet genius who helped deliver new Web content to users by co-developing Reddit and RSS before becoming a digital activist, has committed suicide. He was 26.

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank may be retiring from Congress but he's not leaving the spotlight. Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank may be retiring from Congress but he's not leaving the spotlight. The 72-year-old Frank has the distinction of being the first openly gay member of Congress and the first to enter a marriage with a member of the same sex. According to the AP, Frank is lining up job offers left and right. He'll become a paid fixture on cable television, the lecture circuit and in bookstores. Frank has already prepared two book proposals. (Related: Barney Frank to write book on the gay rights movement.) ?I'm hoping to get paid well to do what I do now for nothing,? Frank said. He also hopes to teach at Harvard University and Harvard Law School next fall. And he's headed to Broadway in February. Frank will perform a walk-on part in Fiorello!, a musical based on the life of former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Television and movies may follow. ?I had a request to do a

Brazilian rapper Mano Brown is urging Sao Paulo legislators to impeach Governor Geraldo Alckmin over a police campaign allegedly targeting black youths in poor neighborhoods.

Hollywood-style robots able to shoot people without permission from their human handlers are a real possibility and must be banned before governments start deploying them, campaigners warned Monday.

Barack Obama's re-election for another term in the White House opens a new chapter in the already historic tale of the first black president of a nation scarred at birth by a deep racial fault line.

Whenever his presidency ends, Barack Obama's legacy will be historic: posterity will know him as the first black president of a nation scarred at birth by a deep racial fault line.

If Republican flagbearer Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's presidential election, the balance of power on the Supreme Court in could swing in favor of social conservatives for decades to come.

Whenever his presidency ends, Barack Obama's legacy will be historic: posterity will know him as the first black president of a nation scarred at birth by a deep racial fault line.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, a champion of conservative causes, stunned the US political establishment by casting the deciding vote to uphold President Barack Obama's health reforms.

US President Barack Obama told debt-laden students Tuesday he had walked in their shoes, as he sought to connect to Americans hurting in a tough economy, in an apparent dig at Republican Mitt Romney.

US President Barack Obama said Thursday that he had known about NBA star Jeremy Lin's talent long before the Asian-American's "Linsanity" phenomenon swept the sport.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Joseph Kennedy III, the grandson of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, announced on Thursday his candidacy for the Congressional seat from Massachusetts long held by retiring Representative Barney Frank.

The grand-nephew of president John F. Kennedy launched his campaign for a seat in the US Congress on Thursday, aiming to become the latest in the family dynasty to enter national politics.

(Reuters) - For years, Craig McCann played a prominent role as a top expert witness, his testimony helping to win millions of dollars for investors who sued financial companies.

(Reuters) - For years, Craig McCann played a prominent role as a top expert witness, his testimony helping to win millions of dollars for investors who sued financial companies.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - The fierce battle between the Tea Party and establishment Republicans for control of the party is on full display in the Texas race for the U.S. Senate this year, and the outcome could have national consequences.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a prominent consumer activist and former official in President Barack Obama's administration, leads Republican Senator Scott Brown in her bid for a Senate seat from Massachusetts, a new poll shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Judge Jed Rakoff's blunt rejection of a major Citigroup Inc <C.N> securities fraud settlement could resonate with other judges who share the public's frustration with Wall Street and its regulators.