1. The team of nuclear experts is on its way to Tehran for a second time in less than a month. The group is hoping Iranian officials will agree to talk about suspensions that the nation is working on a clandestine atomic arms program. 2. Republican p...
1. The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark was packed to capacity for singer Whitney Houston's funeral. A variety of stars spoke and performed. Houston is expected to be laid to rest near her father's grave in New Jersey. 2. New York's Timothy Dolan is...
1. Lawmakers on Capital Hill say they've reached a compromise on the bill extending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for the unemployment. Speaker John Boehner says he supports the agreement, but he doesn't think the deal will help the US econo...
1. President Barack Obama is calling for tax cuts for American manufacturers and higher taxes for companies that move overseas. He was in Milwaukee at a padlock plant where he said America needs to be a more attractive place for businesses to grow. 2...
1. Congressional leaders have reached a tentative deal extending a two percentage-point payroll tax cut and added unemployment benefits for the rest of the year. The roughly $150 billion measure would also prevent a steep cut in Medicare reimbursemen...
1. Chinese expected next leader is defending his nation's record on human right, but says there is room for improvement. Vice president Xi Jinping said he had candid discussions on the issue with President Obama at the White House. 2. President Obama...
1. Sources say Whitney Houston's body will be taken home to New Jersey late Monday for a funeral to be held at week's end. Meanwhile police say Houston was found in a tub and unconscious in a Beverly Hills hotel Saturday. It could be weeks before a c...
1. A Coroner's official says they won't release information on an autopsy performed on Whitney Houston at the request of police detectives investigating her death. Houston was found dead Saturday in the bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room. 2. Greek...
1. The Los Angeles coroner's office says an autopsy will be performed on Whitney Houston. The 48-year-old singer was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room Saturday. She was also mourned Sunday at the church her family attended in Newark, New Jersey....
1. President Barack Obama is offering his birth control plan so that religious employers won't have to cover the cost. Instead, he shifts that responsibility to insurance companies, who will have to provide free contraception. 2. An Islamic extremist...
