Sounds like an unlikely evolution, right? But that's exactly the path that Ben Reed followed. Reed is a longtime Idaho radio DJ and a former Mormon missionary. He was also a committed Republican, until love changed everything. Idaho became. . . READ FULL STORY

59-year-old Ademir Jorge Goncalves shocked his family when he showed up at his own funeral service in southern Brazil. After a fatal car crash, local police called in relatives of Goncalves, who identified him and set about arranging funeral. . . READ FULL STORY

The 15-year-old Richmond High School student who was allegedly gang raped outside her school’s homecoming dance sent a written message last night to hundreds of people gathered in protest of the attack. "We realize people are angry. . . READ FULL STORY

After fighting in court since 1995, Rody Alvarado Peña's path to political asylum was finally cleared by the Department of Homeland security, which declared she is "eligible for asylum and merits a grant of asylum as a matter of. . . READ FULL STORY

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to meet with Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez to discuss the extradition of suspected criminals to the United States. Mexico extradited 11 fugitives to the United States on Saturday, putting. . . READ FULL STORY