Republican White House container Mitt Romney says difference over religion should not divide conservatives. Romney's comments come a day after a backer of rival Texas governor Rick Perry suggested Romney's Mormon faith was cult-like at the same meeti
1. Wounded civilians are crowding the halls of a hospital in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown. Libya's revolutionary forces are battling for control of Sirte. Anti-Gadhafi fighters have captured the convention center that served as the main base for Gadhaf
Dozens of Egyptians have been arrested after deadly clashes between Christians, Muslims and security forces. At least 24 people were killed and more than 200 were injured this weekend.A recent attack on a southern Egyptian church sparked the violence
1. A pregnant mother whom Milwaukee police say was kidnapped and had her full-term baby forcibly removed from her body did not know the women accused of attacking her. That's according to a relative. Maritza Ramirez-Cruz and her baby were both killed
The Republican presidential candidates are getting ready for their next debate tonight. Meanwhile, A \ university poll has H. King and Mitt Romney tied at the top. Support of Texas governor Rick Perry has plummeted over the pass month from 25% to 11%
1. A Nigerian man is facing a mandatory sentence of life in prison, that's after pleading guilty to charges that he tried to bring down a flight near Detroit on Christmas of 2009 with a bomb in his underwear. The surprise guilty plea came during the
1. The search continues for 20-year-old Lauren Spierer. Police have few leads but suspect foul play in the disappearance of the Indiana University sophomore who has been missing for five days. 2. Moammar Gadhafi stood defiant in the face of the heavi
1. The first public photos of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords have come out since she was seriously wounded in last January's mass shooting in Arizona. Pictures were posted on Giffords' Facebook page and show her smiling with shorter, darker hair bu
1. New York Congressman Anthoney Weiner is asking for a temporary leave of absence from Congress so he can get professional help. The married congressman has come under fire even from fellow Democrats after he admitted sending explicit photos online
1. A wildfire in Arizona is now the second largest in the state's history. The blaze has burned 486 square miles since it was sparked May 29th by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. 2. Flames have destroyed a 112-year-old mill in nor
1. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has formally requested an ethics investigation of Congressman Anthony Weiner. It comes one day after the New York Democrat publicly confessed to sending inappropriate photos and emails to women he had met online.
1. Japan has declared a state of emergency at another earthquake-affected nuclear plant where higher than permitted levels of radioactivity were measured. Japan also said authorities at another plant have resorted to using sea water to cool a second
1. This explosion at a nuclear plant in Japan is raising fears of radiation leaks though perhaps even a meltdown. The explosion shattered the walls of a building where a nuclear reactor is located. Residents have been evacuated. 2. There are fears th
1. Wisconsin lawmakers have voted to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers. The vote ends a standoff over union rights that has rocked the state and the nation. Earlier, police hauled away dozens of protesters
1. Expect another raucous day in Wisconsin after a controversial vote in the state Senate. Republicans approved the governor's measure to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers. They voted without any Democrats who wer
1. The Libyan government may have the upper hand for now in its counteroffensive against the rebels. Rocket barrages and air strikes may be keeping the rebels from advancing toward the capital of Tripoli. 2. A US marshal is in critical condition afte
1. After a two-year ban, the Obama administration will allow military trials for detainees at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Obama vowed when he took office to close the facility, but officials now say that is unlikely. 2. Oil price
1. President Barack Obama's chief of staff says the administration is looking at the nation's oil reserves as it considers options for dealing with the spike in gas prices. William Daley says officials are concerned about the impact of oil prices on
1. Both sides in the battle for Libya are reporting advances today. Rebels have captured a key oil port, while forces loyal to long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi are pushing into a city near Tripoli that's in opposition hands, all of which suggesting a
1. The man accused of gunning down two American airmen at the airport in Frankfurt has been ordered held in prison. A German security official says the ethnic Albanian Muslim has confessed targeting the US military. 2. President Barack Obama says Lib