For Catholics, the death of Senator Edward Kennedy is a personal loss, as public figures are often claimed as kin by those who share their heritage, age, or religion. I remember a phone call with my ...

One the anniversary of one legendary senator's death, another one passed away from the same disease. After Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was diagnosed with glioblastoma, people immediately drew connections ...

In the summer of 1969, Sen. Edward “Ted”. Kennedy left a party on Chappaquiddick island neat Martha's Vineyard, Mass., with ...

Masssachussetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office picked up nomination papers Tuesday, getting the ball rolling on Coakley's run for Sen. Ted Kennedy's now-empty seat in the Senate. A ...

The overnight news that the Democratic Party’s long-serving Senator, Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, has passed away, marked the end of an era in American politics. That’s a fine cliché, but there is no ...

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will tap a former Democratic National Committee chairman to take the Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy. Paul Kirk will serve in the post until voters ...

Several Kennedy family members have been stricken with cancer diagnoses throughout the years, including Jackie Onassis and Ted Kennedy For generations, the Kennedy family has been one of the most ...