Top Headlines

Bombings, bombardments kill across Syria

Bombings, bombardments kill across Syria

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed in two bomb attacks in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday while in besieged Homs,...

White House announces compromise on birth control

White House announces compromise on birth control

Greeks strike against austerity before crucial vote

Iran sanctions already hitting oil trade flows: IEA

Rep. Bachus faces insider trading probe: report

National News

Occupy arrest reveals new tactic for Oakland police

Obama to speak on contraceptive policy: White House

NHTSA opens probe of 830,000 Toyota Camry, RAV4

Eighty arrested in drug bust called biggest ever in Colorado

A jail reopening brings unease to Brooklyn

Washington state governor to sign gay marriage bill on Monday

Lawyers accuse Pennsylvania judge in abuse trial of bias

Frisbee beach ban overblown, Los Angeles officials say

World News

Norway mass killer faces 24-hour psychiatric watch

Asia giants join Iran diplomacy as sanctions hurt trade

Libya fighters-turned-jailors face heat over prisons

Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation

Germany jails Kosovan for life for U.S. airmen murder

Insight: Arms and men out of Libya fortify Mali rebellion

Nigerian runaway bomb suspect recaptured: source

Timeline: Crackdown on protests in Syria

Refugees flee from Myanmar to China

Sunrise over a refugee camp in an obscure part of southwest China, housing thous...

Sunrise over a refugee camp in an obscure part of southwest China, housing thousands of refugees from Myanmar. Up to 10,000 refugees have fled to China's Yunnan province from Myanmar's Kachin state, driven by fighting between Myanmar's military an...

EU demands more from Greece

Protestors in Greece clash with police outside the parliament in Athens - follow...

Protestors in Greece clash with police outside the parliament in Athens - following demonstrations against the austerity measures the government has agreed in order to get a second bailout from Europe. Greece needs to shore up its finances before ...

Politics Now

CPAC: GOP candidates face 'ultimate focus group' of conservatives

Nancy Pelosi goes after Stephen Colbert in spoof ad

White House to announce changes to contraceptives rule

Gallup tracking shows Santorum surging, Gingrich stalling

CPAC: Herman Cain says he's not going away quietly

Former Giffords aide will run to fill her seat in Congress

CPAC: Activist sees reason to cheer a prolonged GOP fight

Bachmann: Campaign was 'one series of humiliations after another'

Rick Perry: Conservatives should not 'settle' in GOP race

CPAC: Conservative gathering opens amid uncertain GOP race

Obama's declining support among whites

U.S. economy returns to growth

Obama's $3.8 Trillion Budget Bigger, With Discipline

CIA staged mock execution, wielded power drill in interrogations, secret report says

Obama to Head to Copenhagen for Climate Talks

Obama traveling to Copenhagen for Olympic bid

Pilot who allegedly crashed plane in IRS building left manifesto

Obama's call to repeal "don't ask" draws questions

Top Obama counter-terrorism official cites human error in airliner attack

Group says Obama energy plan violates Endangered Species Act

Santorum donor Friess to make star turn in DC

Biden meets human rights advocates on China

In Michigan, will Romney regret opposing auto bailout?

House passes curbs on lawmaker insider trading

New Pentagon rules could put women closer to combat

White House lowers "stale" jobless forecast

Senate transportation bill clears key hurdle

Republicans push to wrap up payroll tax talks

Senate panel approves bill to televise high court

Obama birth-control rule stokes election-year fight

In Pictures

Campaign 2012: Moments

Campaign 2012: Moments
Photo Gallery: Alaska Extreme Northern Lights

Photo Gallery: Alaska Extreme Northern Lights
Photos: Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground in Italy

Photos: Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground in Italy
Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy

Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy
Photos: Websites protesting SOPA

Photos: Websites protesting SOPA
Photos: Life in Iran

Photos: Life in Iran
2012 CES in Las Vegas

2012 CES in Las Vegas
New Hampshire voters head to the polls

New Hampshire voters head to the polls
Iowa caucuses

Iowa caucuses
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk through the years

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk through the years
Arab League suspends Syria mission as violence rages

Arab League suspends Syria mission as violence rages
Titanic artifacts to be auctioned

Titanic artifacts to be auctioned
Pictures: Events that will make 2012 truly special

Pictures: Events that will make 2012 truly special
Photos: Kim Jong Il

Photos: Kim Jong Il
Photos: Fatal Shooting at Virginia Tech

Photos: Fatal Shooting at Virginia Tech
New Year's Eve 2012

New Year's Eve 2012
Pictures: Pope Benedict XVI

Pictures: Pope Benedict XVI
Pictures: 2011 Kennedy Center Honors

Pictures: 2011 Kennedy Center Honors

At a Glance

Graphic: Latinos struggle to find work

Graphic: Latinos struggle to find work

Graphic: GOP campaign in Nevada, Maine
Graphic: Major events since the Egypt uprising

Graphic: Major events since the Egypt uprising
Graphic: Gas prices on the rise

Graphic: Gas prices on the rise
Graphic: Soccer stadium disasters

Graphic: Soccer stadium disasters
Graphic: Focus shifts to Sunshine State

Graphic: Focus shifts to Sunshine State
Graphic: Oral STD trend

Graphic: Oral STD trend
1 revolution, 2 visions

1 revolution, 2 visions
Focus: A pivotal race in South Carolina

Focus: A pivotal race in South Carolina
Focus: Scams difficult to diagnose

Focus: Scams difficult to diagnose
Focus: Weather disasters spike

Focus: Weather disasters spike
Focus: On a quest for the only life he knew

Focus: On a quest for the only life he knew
Focus: Building boom

Focus: Building boom