AP 2012-01-05

1. The Iowa caucuses take place today, and Mitt Romney is predicting, no win. But as of early Tuesday, many of Iowa's Republican voters still hadn't settled on a favorite candidate. Romney is expected to be challenged by Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. 2

AP 2012-01-07

1. It's on the New Hampshire for the Republican presidential candidates. The latest tallies of Mitt Romney topping Rick Santorum by just 8 votes, it's the closest Iowa caucuses result ever. 2. President Obama goes to Ohio Wednesday to make his case a

AP 2012-01-04

1. Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to enjoy a bump in Iowa. Polls show him surging. Now rivals in the field are starting to question his conservative credentials. 2. The fighting continues in Syria even as Arab League obse

AP 2012-01-11

1. Mitt Romney is trying to guard against complacency as the New Hampshire primary nears. Polls show him with a large lead ahead of Tuesday's vote, but he's been telling supporters things can change quickly. 2. American Jakadrien Lorece Turner is bac

AP 2012-01-08

1. Michelle Bachmann has ended her presidential campaign. Meantime, Rick Santorum is trying to become the conservative heavyweight in the Republican race after his near-tie with Iowa caucus winner Mitt Romney. 2. There's a blast of cold weather cover

AP 2012-01-02

1. Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is back in Iowa today. He's been doing well in the polls there and has become the latest target of the pack of Republicans vying for the party's nomination. 2. A two-and-a-half-hour funeral procession for

AP 2012-01-10

1. President Barack Obama says the United States is turning a page when it comes to defense strategy. He is vowing that the US military will still be the world strongest, even as the Pentagon cuts spending, shrinks the Army and Marines and pulls back

AP 2012-01-03

1. North Korea declares Kim Jong Un supreme leader. The announcement was made at a memorial service for the younger Kim's father, the late North Korean president Kim Jong Il. 2. Iran is holding a ten-day military exercise in international waters. Tha

AP 2012-01-01

1. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Pyongyang for the funeral of the late North Korean President Kim Jong Il. Kim's son and heir apparent Kim Jong Un saluted troops who paid tribute to his father. 2. Former Egyptian President Hosni Mu

AP 2012-02-24

1. President Obama's campaign officials confirm the organization is looking through Republican Rick Santorum's background. The Obama campaign had been focusing most of its energy on Mitt Romney. 2. An avalanche killed three men on Sunday in an out-of

AP 2012-04-24

1. Investigators have finished ripping up the concrete floor of a New York city basement where they are searching for traces of a six-year-old boy who vanished in 1979. So far though, authorities haven't given any outward sign that they found anythin

AP 2012-03-25

1. French authorities say the man who suspected in the killings of seven people has a long criminal record. Police have been in a standoff with him all day after a pre-dawn raid turned into a gunfight. 2. GOP presidential hopefuls took their campaign

AP 2012-02-29

1. Angry protests over the burning of Korans at a US base are continuing for a sixth day in Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and seven NATO troops wounded as people in a crowd of demonstrators fired on police and threw grenades at a nearb

AP 2012-03-30

1. There is still one more day of Supreme Court arguments about the health care overhaul Law. But Tuesdays sessions made it clear the future of the individual insurance mandate is in doubt. Chief Justice John Robert and Justice Anthony Kennedy appear

AP 2012-05-25

1. President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri one year after a tornado devastated that town. The President spoke at a high school graduation and urged students to remember the lessons they've learned in overcoming adversity. 2. A 21-year-old man is und

AP 2012-05-24

1. President Obama and other NATO leaders are solidifying plans for an irreversible transition in Afghanistan. Obama says the country is on track to place its entire security onto the lead of Afghan forces next year, with the end of all NATO combat o

AP 2012-03-24

1. Mitt Romney won the Illinois Republican presidential primary by a wide margin over Rick Santorum. In his victory speech, Romney emphasized his willingness to work with Democrats if elected. 2. French Police raided a home in Toulouse, and cornered

AP 2012-06-29

1. Canada has been given a seat at the table for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada was asked to join the trade negotiations. It comes after Harper met with President Barack Obama at the G20 su

AP 2012-05-27

1. Egyptian voters poured into polling stations to cast ballots in the country's first free presidential elections. With 13 candidates in the running, expectations are running high at the prospect of electing a new president. Arab Spring protests top

AP 2012-07-24

1. The White House says Russia and China have placed themselves on the wrong side of history. The countries vetoed the UN resolution. It threatened sanctions to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad to end the bloody conflict in his country. 2. Poli