1. The Obama administration is urging Congress to help America's farmers who are suffering from the worst drought in 25 years. Officials say three-fifths of the US is experiencing a lack of rain. They are also warning consumers about potential price
1. In Alabama, police say they have a suspect in custody accused of firing into a crowded bar near the university of Alabama campus. Nearly a dozen people were wounded. 2. New warnings from Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to Congress in its pursuit of budget
1. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday afternoon on a new resolution to end the 17-month-old civil war in Syria. But Russia and China are still at odds with the US and western allies over the use of non-military sanctio
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
1. Witnesses are giving more details about Friday's movie theater shooting in Colorado. They say the gunman moved around the theater, yelling and seemingly targeting people. 2. The man convicted of gunning down the mother, brother, and nephew of Jenn
1. With anger and tears, families of those killed in the Colorado movie theater shooting last week got their first glimpse of suspected gunman James Holmes in court Monday. Victims' families are planning their final goodbyes for the 12 who died in th
1. The suspect in the Colorado theater shooting appears in court for the first time. 24-year-old Jame Holmes said nothing, his hair dyed reddish orange, his eyes drooping. The shooting left 12 dead and 58 injured. 2. The NCAA hands Penn state univers
1. President Barack Obama is comforting survivors and families of those killed and wounded in last week's Colorado theater shooting. The City of Aurora has a vigil planned. 2. At the same time, the University of Colorado says it's investigating wheth
1. The streets of downtown Anaheim, California showing scars of a fourth day of violent protests. Police headquarters and city hall were targeted by protesters angry over two deadly police shootings. 2. Dozens of tanks converge on Aleppo, Syria with
1. Family members of Manuel Diaz, who died in a weekend police shooting, have poured their anger into a civil rights lawsuit against Anaheim, California. This as public outrage spilled onto the streets in a fourth day of violence. 2. Turkey sealed it
1. The White House and the Senate's top Democrat are making it clear, new gun legislation won't be on the political agenda this year. White House spokesman Jay Carney says there are other things that can be done, short of legislation to reduce violen