Linda Fondren, a mayoral candidate in Vicksburg, Miss., not only admits to a past life in prostitution, she says her husband was one of her Johns. ...

Japan's Oita City Council knew what it was getting when Skull Reaper A-ji was voted into office: a grown man who wears a "lucha libre"-style wrestling...

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- A young pig has won a reprieve from the frying pan just as Iowa's popular bacon festival is about to begin. Iowa Gov. Terry Brans...

PRAGUE — He's tattooed from head to toe, a warrior-like mix of blue, green and red. He's also running in a surprising third place ahead of this...

Democracy is supposed to be of the people, by the people and for the people. When that doesn't work, it's time for an old standard -- like a coin toss...

QUITO, Ecuador -- The demand of dozens of citizens has been denied in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil: There will be no jackass running for the legis...

When you become president, something in your brain snaps. You're a normal person for a while, and then, as soon as you take your oath on Inauguration ...

When Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock declared he opposes aborting pregnancies conceived in rape because "it is something that God intend...

The presidential election is just days away, and while the country may be divided between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Americans are united behind on...

A lot of people think the men running to be president are full of crap, and two separate companies are hoping to capitalize on that by making presiden...

How low can politics go when a Brazilian candidate is accused of helping voters get high? Carme Cristina Lima, 32, who was campaigning for council...

Most news outlets covering last night's presidential debate are checking the facts. TruTV is checking the fun and has found the five dumbest moment...

While it never wins or loses the election on its own, having a simple slogan that defines your campaign can mean a lot, particularly with undecided vo...

President Barack Obama is beating Mitt Romney not only in the polls, but also in sales of presidential-themed Halloween masks. This year, Obama mas...

A presidential candidate in the Czech Republic is getting lots of ink -- both in the press and on his body. Vladimir Franz, an artist and drama pro...

Politics and sex have long been intertwined, at least for some people. And if that's the case for you, there's now the perfect form of birth control. ...

Mitt Romney goes to great lengths to control the media portrayal of him. But that has only stoked conspiracy buffs to come up with bizarre theories...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dairy farmers sprayed thousands of liters of milk outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, creating a "milk lake" ...

The first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney isn't scheduled until Oct. 3, so people who want to see the candidates go toe-to-to...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage residents were met with overcast skies Monday as their mayor took the oath of office – not in Alaska –...

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The Vermont House has passed a resolution thanking one of its members for the peanut M&Ms. Rep. Ken Atkins, a Winooski Democrat, h...

Barack Obama has gotten a lot of political mileage criticizing former Republican president George W. Bush, but in a speech on alternative energy sourc...