Incest

The campaign of Republican congressional candidate John Koster issued a sharp attack against his opponent Wednesday after an audio recording was posted of Koster saying at a fundraiser that he is against abortion in the case of incest and “the...

STANFORD — A Kings Mountain man has been indicted on multiple counts of incest with a minor family member and the man's wife has been indicted for complicity to incest. Timothy W. Robinson, 34, of 1120 Ky. 1778, has been charged with four counts of...

Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, the Tea Party usurper who took down Sen. Richard Lugar in the Republican primary, created the biggest political buzz last week by uttering the following sentence in a televised debate: "I think even when life...

WASHINGTON -- We shouldn't be talking about this silliness -- Big Bird, "bull -- er," or a girl's "first time." We should be talking about The Issues, we keep telling ourselves. But in the waning days of the presidential campaign, these are the issues --...

WASHINGTON -- In an election that increasingly is a battle for women's votes, the Obama campaign seized on a provocative claim about abortion and rape by a Republican Senate candidate in Indiana, arguing that it shows Mitt Romney does not support women'...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disavowed Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's comment that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape "that's something God intended," but stood by his endorsement of the Indiana...

People who live in the Hoosier state are reacting to controversial comments U.S. Senatorial candidate Richard Mourdock made Tuesday night, during a debate. Mourdock was asked to elaborate on why he opposes abortion in rape or incest cases.  “I...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward remark — that if rape leads to pregnancy it's "something God intended" —...

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock refused to apologize Wednesday for saying that rape resulting in pregnancy is "something God intended." State Republicans and a few congressional leaders defended Mourdock,...

A central message of those leading the campaign against Maryland's same-sex marriage law is that they are not opposed to gays and lesbians or to ensuring their civil rights. But that contention is undermined by the video of a town hall meeting at Manna...

It's a cloudy rainy dreary morning in Elkton and I'm looking for something to bring a smile, give a laugh or at least a chuckle so I check out The Sun's Sunday commentary section. There I find the column by Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. who appears to be serious...

Editor: Gary McDowell is the Democratic Party candidate for the 1st Congressional District. You might assume this means he supports the rights of women to make their own health care decisions. Not so, and he has a vote on record that proves it. On May...