Since his arrival on the American political stage a week ago, Joe the Plumber (a.k.a. Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher) has been a dominant force in the coverage of the presidential race.

There have been skeptical pieces pointing out his name really isn’t Joe and that he really isn’t a plumber. There have been pieces about how “Joe” inspires Americans and pieces about how the media are beating him up. He even appeared on the Fox News ... Read more »

City prosecutors have announced that they will not retry the pop star in the wake of her mistrial.

"I talked to the foreman, and while I was troubled by the jurors' outside impressions, I won't ask the court to retry the case," Deputy City Attorney Michael Amerian told the court.

The case has been formally dismissed.

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After three days of deliberations, a mistrial has been declared in Britney Spears' misdemeanor driving-without-a-license case aft ... Read more »