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Then-U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert greets a supporter in Yorkville, Ill., in August 2007, after he announced that he would not seek another term in Congress. Hastert was indicted May 28 on charges of evading cash-withdrawal reporting requirements and lying to the FBI, in connection with what the indictment described as $3.5 million in hush money slowly taken out and paid to an unnamed individual.

Former House Speaker Hastert Indicted In Probe Into $3.5M In Withdrawals

The Illinois Republican is accused of taking the money out in chunks of less than $10,000 to evade reporting requirements, and of lying to the FBI about it.

Doctors used a type of MRI test to look at the blood vessels in the brain of a woman with dystextia. The test confirmed she was suffering from a stroke on the right side of her brain

UOK? 'Dystextia' Alerts Doctors To Neurological Problems

The inability to send coherent text messages, or 'dystextia,' is helping doctors diagnose neurological problems. In one recent case, a series of garbled text messages was an early signal that a woman was having a stroke.

People are silhouetted against a nearly full moon as they ride an attraction at Worlds of Fun amusement park Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. July 31 marks the second full moon of the month, a rare occurrence that has come to be known as a "blue moon."

Tonight, Look For A Rare (But Not Quite Blue) Moon

The modern definition of a "blue moon" has nothing to do with its color.

Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign stop in Portsmouth, N.H., Tuesday

Ahead In New Hampshire, Romney Attempts To Solidify Support

The former Massachusetts governor was citing lofty themes of patriotism on the campaign trail in New Hampshire Tuesday before heading off on a bus tour of Iowa.

Lenroy \"Cam\" Thompson is on the right.

Lenexa Boxer Eyes London Olympics

By Greg Echlinhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-987261.mp3KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lenroy "Cam" Thompson of Lenexa is among…

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney released <em>El Camino</em>, their latest album as The Black Keys, earlier this week.

The Black Keys: A Reinvention On 'El Camino'

The Black Keys just released a new album called El Camino. Rock critic Ken Tucker says that, while the album retains the band's roots in blues and R&B, it's also reaching out to a wider audience with its pop and rock touches.

Memo: Corzine Ordered MF Global Customer Funds Moved To London

In congressional testimony, the former New Jersey governor said he did not know where missing customer funds had gone.

The Royals Have A 13 Percent Chance To Win The World Series, According To These Numbers

Despite finishing the regular season with the best record in the American League, the Royals aren’t the AL team most-likely to win the World Series, at…

A photo provided by the FBI shows Tashfeen Malik (left) and a photo provided by California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Syed Farook, who attacked a holiday gathering of county workers in San Bernardino, Calif., last week.

San Bernardino Attackers Were Radicalized Before Meeting, FBI Director Says

During congressional testimony, James Comey said Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were talking about martyrdom as early as the end of 2013.

The city of Flint, Mich., may not have enough money in the future to pay for repairing broken water mains and replacing sewer lines.

Unpaid Water Bills In Flint Could Hinder Repairs

Michigan's governor wants to spend $30 million to pay water bills in Flint. A lawsuit is seeking five times that in refunds and damages for people who paid for lead-tainted drinking water.

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