Kirsten O'Regan

In a historic move, Guam recognized gay marriage Friday, making it the first U.S. territory to do so. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood issued the decision after a morning hearing, stipulating that gay couples would be…

On Friday, a woman came forward claiming to be the sister of Dennis Hastert’s alleged sexual abuse victim. In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Jolene Reinboldt said her brother Steve had been abused while he was attending the Illinois high…

Officials are struggling to grasp the implications of a massive data breach, after it emerged Thursday that hackers had gained access to U.S. government computers. The government agency targeted by the hackers — the Office of Personnel Management…

In a chilling turn of events, a report Thursday indicated that only two of Malala Yousafzai’s Taliban attackers were jailed in April for the attempted killing of the Pakistani schoolgirl. The news runs contrary to the official line, which stated…

Less than a fortnight after legalizing gay marriage in a historic referendum, Ireland has once again demonstrated a striking (and, given the country’s conservative history, unexpected) commitment to LGBTQ rights. On Wednesday, the Irish government…

Just days after FIFA President Sepp Blatter resigned from his longstanding leadership role in soccer's governing body, in the wake of an ongoing corruption scandal, things looks set to get even worse for the man who was formerly soccer's…

The already crowded Republican primary field just got a little more congested, with Rick Perry’s announcement Thursday that he’ll be entering the 2016 presidential race. The former Texas governor’s 2012 campaign bombed spectacularly after a poor…

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Rick Perry launched his presidential campaign Thursday, shouldering his way into a full-to-bursting Republican field in spite of his embarrassing failure in the 2012 primaries. Notwithstanding that somewhat…

In a move that only goes a tiny way towards balancing out the Hillary Clinton-dominated Democratic field with the outlandishly crowded Republican race, Martin O’Malley launched his presidential campaign Saturday. O’Malley, the former two term…