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JANUARY 28: (L-R) U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a n

Tori Spelling's husband Dean McDermott gave her a 3-carat diamond ring to mark their seventh wedding anniversary

Christine Quinn and Khloe Kardashian almost wore same wedding dress - 'I was devastated because that was my dress!' says mayoral hopeful

Prospects for immigration reform bill are 50-50 say the pols privately - House seen as major obstacle as Senate gets closer to a vote

'The Great Gatsby' author F Scott Fitzgerald’s death and burial another Catholic lesson

F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Atlantic) It is true that ... ...

by Tom Deignan 0

Robert F. Kennedy and wife Mary Richardson Kennedy pictured in 2004

New reports suggest Robert F Kennedy’s wife Mary may have attempted suicide several times

A year after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide, many people are still at odds as to what was the ultimate inciting factor into her decision to take her own life. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 13

Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, Mass., in November. (CNS/Paul Haring)

MA Bishop Robert McManus’ DUI charges dismissed, licence revoked - VIDEO

Bishop Robert McManus from Massachusetts, the leader of the Worcester Roman Catholic diocese, in Rhode Island, has had his driving license revoked for six months and his drunk driving charge dismissed. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 13

Robert F Kennedy Jr has said he doesn't believe that a lone gunman was the only one responsible for the 1963 assassination of his uncle, President John F Kennedy.

Detective reveals how he tried to save John F Kennedy’s assassin Lee Harvey Oswald

Fifty years after President Kennedy’s shocking assassination, Detective Jim Leavelle has been honored by Dallas Police Chief David Brown by receiving the police commendation award for his years of service on Dallas' police force. ...

by AMANDA DRISCOLL 4

Irish PM Enda Kenny pays tribute to our own ‘green man’ as Chris Hadfield returns from Space

Taoiseach Enda Kenny recently praised astronaut Chris Hadfield for his pictures of Ireland taken from Space. ...

by AMANDA DRISCOLL 2

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the Catholic Church should be more welcoming to gay men and women – despite his opposition to same-sex marriages.

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan slams Governor Cuomo over abortion bill

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan warned Governor Cuomo to prepare for holy battle if the Democratic lawmaker attempts to strengthen state abortion-rights laws. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 18

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York and Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa

Two Republican senators fail to strip Irish provision from immigration bill

Two Republican senators made a major effort to strip 10,500 visas for Irish from the 2013 immigration bill at the Senate Judiciary hearings on Tuesday. ...

by NIALL O'DOWD 24

Lindsay Lohan not permitted to leave the Betty Ford Centre for a new rehab facility

Lindsay Lohan The 26-year-old actress - who began 90 days of court-ordered treatment 10 days ago after pleading "no contest" to lying to police abo ...

by Amy Andrews 0

Channing Tatum has been calling his 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' co-star Sienna Miller for baby advice

Channing Tatum The 32-year-old actor's wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum is currently pregnant with the couple's first child and he has turned to his 'G.I. Joe: T ...