Blast kills spouse, sons of missing Utah woman The explosion occurred moments after a Child Protective Services worker brought the two boys to the home for a supervised visit.
U.S. closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to step down Obama closes the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and escalates pressure on President Assad to give up power.
Norway mass killer demands a medal at court hearing Anders Behring Breivik told court that he deserved a medal of honor for the mass bloodshed and demanded to be set free.
U.K. judge orders radical preacher released on bail British court says an extremist cleric described as one of Europes leading al-Qaeda operatives should be released on bail.
Israel condemns Palestinian reconciliation deal Moving closer to Hamas, the Palestinian leader appears closer to closing the door, for now, to any possibility of peace talks with Israel.
Court overturns assisted suicide restrictions The four members of the Final Exit Network wont have to stand trial for helping a cancer-stricken man die.
Murder trial of UVa. lacrosse player opens A University of Virginia lacrosse player is charged with killing a star player on the womens lacrosse squad in May 2010.
Obama's step-grandmother hurt after car rolls in Kenya Sarah Obama suffered minor injuries after a car she was traveling in rolled over in western Kenya.
Brady gun-control group gets new president Youth anti-violence advocate Daniel Gross has been elected to head the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center.
Activists help promote Tuskegee Airmen movie, black heroes A grass-roots effort to promote movies about black people has pushed a World War II film on black fighter pilots to do better than expected.
Conservative group funnels money to super PAC A Tea Party-aligned group funneled more than $1.3 million in anonymous contributions to super PAC as it targets senator.