SPIEGEL: 'Obama Was Biggest Loser of 2010'

US President Barack Obama came to power promising a new era of bipartisan cooperation. But there has been precious little of that since he took office...

Obama Transcript from Jakarta Speech

Obama reaches out to the Muslim world..

Transcript: President Barack Obama continued with a morning speech at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta this morning. The president last gave a similar speech in Cairo, Egypt in 2009...

U.S College Students Gunned in Mexico

"Our hearts are heavy today with the news of the deaths of UTEP students Manuel Acosta and Eder Diaz..."

NATO convoys attacked in Pakistan

Assailants launched two separate attacks on tankers carrying fuel for foreign troops in Afghanistan on Friday, showing the vulnerability of NATO...

Jimmy Carter lands in DC after hospital stay

Former President Jimmy Carter landed in Washington on Thursday after spending two nights in an Ohio hospital recovering from a viral infection that doctors say....

Why liberals will be glad to see Rahm Emanuel go

Every two or three days, the Obama administration tries out a line intended to shame liberals into voting. "Folks, wake up,"...

Prosecutor in Ted Stevens case commits suicide

A Justice Department prosecutor killed himself while under investigation over whether he and other attorneys in the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens acted improperly in the case, officials said...

Ga. megachurch pastor pledges to fight accusations

The famed pastor of a Georgia megachurch said Sunday that he will fight allegations that he lured young men into sexual relationships...

Newark hopes Facebook gift translates to results

New Jersey has already thrown enough money at its largest school district to make it among the nation's best-funded, yet it remains in the pits....

Cement starts flowing to plug BP well for good

Crews started pumping cement Friday deep under the seafloor to permanently plug BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico...

Census: 1 in 7 Americans lives in poverty

The ranks of the working-age poor climbed to the highest level since the 1960s as the recession threw millions of people out of work last year....

Obama urges students to be tolerant of each other

President Barack Obama, in a message Tuesday to America's students, urged them to ignore bullies and treat each other with kindness and respect...

Clinton: Israel, Palestinians serious about peace

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israeli and Palestinian leaders are already "getting down to business"....

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people...

Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims

Nine years of denouncing terrorism, of praying side-by-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting "I'm American, too." None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims...

Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow

Rites of remembrance and loss marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks..

Islam controversies cast shadow over 9/11 events

They will read the names, of course, the names of every victim who died in the Sept. 11 attacks....

Afghan president calls on Taliban leader to join peace talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Friday called on Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to stop fighting and join peace talks....

Pastor’s old church condemns Quran-burning

It's increasingly looking as though the only spiritual or political figure who will not denounce Florida pastor Terry Jones'...

WTC steel column installed at ground zero

Officials hoisted a 70-foot piece of World Trade Center steel at ground zero Tuesday...

Lawyer: Iran woman could be stoned to death soon

In an unusual turn in the case, the lawyer also confirmed that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was lashed 99 times last week in a separate punishment meted out...

Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program

A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that will exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways...

DEMS: Economic woes jeopardize prospects...

As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage..

Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, early on Saturday, bringing down power lines..

Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security

The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster....

NY Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere

It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near ground zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations...

48 HOURS: 21 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Twenty-one American troops have been killed in Afghanistan since Friday in one of the bloodiest periods of the summer...

Growing Hurricane Earl batters Caribbean

Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday as it rapidly intensified into...

Mexican mayor shot dead

Mexican mayor shot dead: A mayor in a Mexican town was shot dead by gunmen, authorities said....

Turnout Strong as Beck Rallies Americans to Restore 'Honor' to the Nation

Huge crowds at Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" freedom rally -- organized to give thanks to U.S. troops -- left Washington, D.C.,...

Sharpton: Glenn Beck Trying to 'Hijack' Civil Rights Movement

Rev. Al Sharpton told CBS News today that Glenn Beck, who is hosting tomorrow's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial...

Rwanda accused of possible genocide

UN human rights commissioner says Hutu deaths in Congo 'cannot be put down to margins of war'...

Mexico: Bleeding to Death

Another 72 corpses found in a new mass grave. Feuding cartels blamed for displays of mutilated bodies.....

Israel and the anti-Muslim blow-up

FOCUS OPINION" I don't know why I am at all surprised that the American Right - including the Republican Party - has decided that scapegoating Muslims is the ticket to success....

Iran begins mass-producing missile-launching assault boats

Iran began mass-producing two high-speed variants of missile-launching assault boats on Monday...

U.S. court halts Obama's stem cell policy

A U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday stopping federal funding....

Poll Has Obama at New Low for Handling Economy

President Obama earned his lowest marks ever on his handling of the economy....

Ex-Illinois Governor Blagojevich Found Guilty

A jury found former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on Tuesday on one count of making false statements to federal officials...

Court halts Calif. gay marriages pending appeal

A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely Monday...

UN chief pleas for world to aid flood-hit Pakistan

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the international community to step up aid for flood-ravaged Pakistan, warning the 'heart-wrenching' disaster is far from over.

Four Killed in Shooting in Buffalo

Four people were shot to death early Saturday when gunfire erupted as a crowd of partygoers was leaving a popular restaurant....

Fed Official Warns: Cycle of Boom and Bust

“Monetary policy is a useful tool, but it cannot solve every problem faced by the United States,”

Youth Unemployment Hits Record High

Global youth unemployment has hit a record high following the financial crisis and is likely to get worse later this year...

Elton John at rightwing Rush Limbaugh's wedding?

Photos have emerged of the two posing together at Limbaugh's wedding, at which Sir Elton controversially perform for a $1 million fee....

Human rights groups ask Wikileaks to censor files

A coalition of human rights groups has called on Wikileaks to remove details of civilian Afghans who were named when the website released more than 77,000 classified US Army documents...

Obama attacks Bush

President Barack Obama attacked the economic policies of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush..

Will Kagan Wear One of Those Lady-Judge Neck Ruffles?

As the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Kagan faces a difficult choice: whether to wear some variant of the frilly neckpiece...

British doctor among 10 victims of 'Taliban' ambush

Dr Karen Woo was among ten aid workers ambushed and shot dead by gunmen...

Mexico Baby declared dead revives inside coffin

Authorities in Mexico say a newborn baby girl declared dead by doctors revived inside her coffin during her wake.

Fannie Mae Seeks $1.5 Billion From Treasury After 12th Straight Loss

Fannie Mae, the mortgage-finance company operating under federal conservatorship, is seeking $1.5 billion in aid....

BUSTED! Wife discovers husband's 2nd wedding on Facebook

She says she only discovered last year on Facebook that John France, 63, had an entirely separate life in Tampa with another wife....

Lily Allen, Sam Cooper expecting baby

British songstress Lily Allen is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, PEOPLE reports. 'Lily Allen and Sam Cooper are very happy to confirm that...

Ruling against Prop. 8 could lead to federal precedent on gay marriage

California "has no interest in differentiating between same-sex and opposite-sex unions," U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker said...