President Obama just delivered his major policy speech outlining the future of America's military drone program, and the future of the entire war on terror. We have the full text and the key highlights.
A prisoner swap between the Syrian government and rebels forces reveals what Bashar al-Assad's thinks the life of one of his own citizens is worth: About 2 percent of an Iranian's.
Emerging details and unexpected endorsements have ratcheted up both sides of the debate for what looks to be a major fight over the future of gun legislation. The questions now: What might the new laws look like? And how soon can anything really happen, if at all?
Giffords and her husband have announced a new lobbying effort to fight for more gun control — and this time gun-rights advocates might listen.
The only suspect to be arrested over the Benghazi embassy attack was released from jail on Tuesday after authorities declared that they did not have enough evidence to hold him further.
As President Obama nominates John Brennan to lead the CIA, the future of the controversial program they've worked so closely on swings into uncertainty: What happens now, and what details might we learn about America's secret war?
Few people were better at digging up secret information than the late 60 Minutes veteran Mike Wallace, and now CBS News has honored that memory by posting his FBI surveillance file online.
John Boehner isn't giving up his speakership or the fight to win debt talks against Barack Obama, but, in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, he does sounds like a man whose thankless job is starting to take a toll.
In an interview with CNN this weekend, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi reiterated earlier calls for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, and even agreed with the idea that he should be tried for his crimes.
President Obama will reportedly nominate John Brennan, the nation's current head of counterterrorism operations, to replace David Petraeus as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Five of the men accused in the Delhi's now notorious rape and murder case appeared in court for the first time today as it was revealed that two of them may be looking to testify against the others.
On Friday the Church of England announced that it's decided that to allow gay clergy to be elevated to bishop, even if they are in a civil partnership — provided they aren't actually having sex with anyone.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator announced Friday that his nation will sit down for talks with the world's six major nuclear powers this month, rekindling a small bit of hope for a deal to end the country's bid for nuclear weapons.
The awful stories of two recent New York City subway deaths have sparked sad tales of the victims and their murderers, but have mostly ignored another another unlucky participant: the driver of the train who had to watch someone die.
Venezuelan officials have finally offered some news on the health of President Hugo Chavez, saying he has "respiratory insufficiency" due to a severe lung infection.
The young Pakistani girl who was nearly assassinated by Taliban forces last October has been discharged from a British hospital, but still faces more surgery and lengthy recovery process.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will reportedly leave his post by the end of January, giving up his cabinet position just weeks before the next big debt ceiling fight heats up.
Transocean, the drilling company that owned and operated the Deepwater Horizion drilling platform, has reportedly reached a settlement over claims related to that rig's explosion and oil spill in April 2010.
Maulvia Nazir, a Pakistani tribal leader with links to the Afghan Talbian, was killed on Wednesday night along with 12 other militants in two U.S. drone attacks near the Afghanistan border.
Calling himself "a combination of samurai and kamikaze," a Japanese truck driver is so bored with life at home that takes vacations in Syria, photographing the war from the front lines.
Police in India will reportedly submit 50 pages of criminal charges against five men on Thursday, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, and kidnapping for the brutal gang rape of a young woman that has generated worldwide outrage.
Within hours of CurrentTV officially being sold to Al Jazeera—netting Al Gore a cool $100 million—Time Warner Cable pulled the network from its channel lineups.
Egyptian prosecutors are investigating the host of a satirical political TV news show (sound familiar?) because he may have insulted the president.
In a stunning and very public about-face, Governor Tom Corbett announced that he will file a lawsuit asking federal courts to throw out the NCAA sanction given to Penn State University as punishment for the scandal.
As disturbing videos surfaced, bombs went off, and another journalist disappeared, the conflict in Syria reached a macabre milestone this week.
The best thing you can say about the New Year's Day fiscal cliff deal is that it's unlikely to hurt the U.S. economy. Unfortunately, it does almost nothing to help it.
The fiscal austerity crisis has been temporarily averted, but given the apparent animosity between the current leaders of Congress it's a miracle that any deal was made at all.
After President Obama said a deal was "within sight," a tax agreement was evolving in the Senate — but the House acknowledged it would not vote on fiscal measures before the midnight deadline. America, welcome to overboard.
Kayne West interrupted his Atlantic City show on Sunday night to announce to the crowd that his celebrity superstar power couple girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, is pregnant.
Al-Qaeda in Yemen has begun to offer bounties for anyone who kills U.S. soldiers and officials in their country, including the U.S. ambassador.
After conflicting reports on whether a new offer was coming and in advance of a White House summit Friday afternoon, President Obama has reportedly crafted a "scaled back" proposal that would — temporarily, at least — avoid next week's fiscal cliff.
Well here's one less thing to worry about: Mediators brokering talks between shipping companies and the International Longshoremens' Association say they've reached a deal that will avert a port strike that was set to begin on Sunday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pushing harder for actual negotiations to take place to end the Syrian civil war, but continues to insist that his country will not support any actual intervention.
For the second time this month, a man in New York City has been murdered when a total stranger pushed him off a subway station platform and in front of a moving train.
Fifteen major ports, including the ports in surrounding New York harbor, will grind to a halt on Sunday if a deal can't be reached. So what are they fighting over? And what does that mean for industry?
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gave a less than encouraging speech on the Senate floor today, essentially conceded that the fiscal cliff is happening. During his remarks, Reid scolded his House counterpart John Boehner, calling his rule a "dictatorship."
In a move that may sour relations both at home and with the U.S., Russian President Vladimir Putin said he sees "no reason not to sign" a controversial law that would ban American citizens from adopting Russian children.
Just in case the fiscal cliff problem wasn't bumming you out enough, Tim Geithner has politely reminded everyone that as of Monday, the Treasury Department won't be able to borrow any more money.
The world's largest automaker has agreed to settle dozens of state and federal lawsuits filed over acceleration problems in their cars in exchange for $1.1 billion in damage payments.
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi spoke to the nation today after officially signing off on the new constitution that officially passed in a nationwide referendum.
Both The Washington Post and The New York Times have front-page stories today about competing factions within the movement — gun-toting infights and all — and how they will fight to control its mission looking forward to 2014.
What started as a political protest against American interference has turned into an actual law banning American parents from adopting children in Russia and only awaits the signature of President Vladimir Putin to take effect.
A British newspaper report had spurred furious speculation about the whereabouts of one of the Syrian regime's top defectors and rumors that he may be working with intelligence officials in the U.S.
After a nice long holiday weekend, President Obama and members of Congress suddenly remembered that they never took care of that fiscal cliff thing that happens in just six days.
The proposals and opinions offered by the NRA's Wayne LaPierre at a briefing Friday have been roundly criticized by gun control opponents already, but is he also wrong about the bare facts?
For the first time in years, everyone seems to agree that the economy truly appears to be back on track, as most of this week's new economic indicators zoomed past expectations.
Lost in all the anxiety over the Fiscal Cliff, is another little noticed deadline that could force you to pay double the price for a gallon of milk come January 1.
North Korean officials admitted on Friday that they have detained a Korean-born American citizen, accusing him of an unspecified "crime."
The world is ending right now! Unless you believe the Mayans were operating on Daylight Savings Time, in which case the clock is ticking on both Earth's final hours and the race for the stupidest ways to get ready.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions from the media in a marathon press conference today that covered everything from Gerard Depardieu to the end of the world, and even a few things that actually matter.
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