12 hours ago - By Associated Press
Aung San Suu Kyi's bid for a seat in Myanmar's Parliament has been challenged by a rival candidate.
14 hours ago - By Erica Werner, Associated Press
President Barack Obama told gay and lesbian supporters at a big-ticket fundraiser Thursday that there's more work to do to ensure fairness for all, but he said he "couldn't be prouder" of his track record for them.

17 hours ago - By Pete Yost, Associated Press
FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him.
15 hours ago - By Derek Kravitz, AP Real Estate Writer
The mortgage settlement that government officials announced Thursday is intended to help victims of foreclosure abuses that followed the housing bust.

15 hours ago - By Charles Babington, Associated Press
Three of the four GOP presidential candidates are addressing a major conservative gathering in Washington, giving them a high-profile stage to reshape their messages at a moment of uncertainty in the contest.

15 hours ago - By Beth Fouhy, Associated Press
Mitt Romney is in danger of losing his fourth straight state in Saturday's caucuses in Maine, where he and his allies have been all but absent from TV.

14 hours ago - By Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press
Egypt's ruling generals have a new enemy: the legions of angry soccer fans who have injected fervor into recent protests demanding the military step down and battled police for days in the streets of Cairo.
15 hours ago - By Associated Press
15 hours ago - By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press
Death row inmates are suing to stop the importation of a drug used in executions.
15 hours ago - By Associated Press
Vice President Joe Biden says he believes the Obama administration can address concerns raised by the Catholic church and religious groups about a new birth control policy that says church-affiliated employers must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees.

16 hours ago - By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press
Eager for Europe to contain its economic troubles, President Barack Obama praised Italian Premier Mario Monti on Thursday for his efforts to lead Italy out of its fiscal quagmire. The president said Monti has boosted confidence in Italy throughout Europe and in the marketplace.
18 hours ago - By Associated Press
President Barack Obama says his decision to free 10 states from the No Child Left Behind education law will give the flexibility they need to set high standards for students and hold schools accountable.

18 hours ago - By Jack Gillum, Associated Press
The campaign finance system is so broken that legislative changes, including a constitutional amendment, are needed to rein in runaway, secret spending in elections, congressional Democrats said Thursday.
20 hours ago - By Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer
The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to review the first lower-cost versions of biotech drugs, expensive medications which have never before faced generic competition.
19 hours ago - By Associated Press
President Barack Obama says a $25 billion settlement between mortgage lenders and states over foreclosure abuses "will begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness that has left so much damage in its wake."

20 hours ago - By Kimberly Hefling, AP Education Writer
It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.
20 hours ago - By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
A long-sought safety feature that Congress required after a deadly 2008 rail crash would be delayed for five years under legislation that the House is expected to take up next week.