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President Barack Obama and his certain Republican opponent in November, Mitt Romney, shifted to full general election mode Wednesday with messages intended to rally their bases and portray the other as threats to future progress.

Indonesia's response to a massive earthquake and a tsunami scare Wednesday highlights a critical reality: Warning systems and emergency responses have come a long way since the catastrophe of eight years ago.

Iran said Wednesday it plans to present new proposals at upcoming talks on its controversial nuclear program.

President Barack Obama and his certain Republican opponent in November, Mitt Romney, shifted to full general election mode Wednesday with messages intended to rally their bases and portray the other as threats to future progress.

Rick Santorum's decision to drop out of the Republican presidential race came after he spent the holiday weekend evaluating the race with his family, who were grappling with the latest hospitalization of his 3-year-old daughter Bella.

James Galbraith says that while the rule calls for tax fairness, it is more of a symbolic gesture. How about raise the minimum wage?

The president says while some GOP politicians are against the 'Buffett Rule,' passing it is better than doing nothing.

Peru's president asked a group of miners trapped in a mine in southern Peru to stay patient and try to be in good spirits as workers feverishly tried to rescue them Wednesday morning.

A magnitude-8.6 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, followed by an 8.2 quake in the same region. No deaths or damage have been reported.

Shelling erupts in Syria as international envoy Kofi Annan holds out hope that government forces and the opposition will meet a looming deadline to end hostilities.

Charles Manson's attorney will urge a California parole panel on Wednesday to place the killer in a mental hospital.

North Korea is fueling a long-range rocket it plans to launch in the coming days, a senior national space official says.

NORAD jet fighters intercepted a Korean Air passenger jet and escorted it to a safe emergency landing at a military base on Vancouver Island in British Columbia after the airline received a bomb threat, officials said Tuesday.

Rick Santorum's decision to drop out of the Republican presidential race came after he spent the holiday weekend evaluating the race with his family, who were grappling with the latest hospitalization of his 3-year-old daughter Bella.

Some leading social conservative groups are praising Rick Santorum following his suspension of his Republican presidential campaign. But their reaction Tuesday didn't mention Mitt Romney, the all-but-certain GOP nominee with Santorum out of the race.

The Government Services Administration has suspended an employee award program cited by congressional investigators for exceeding spending limits, the acting head of the agency said Tuesday.

John King and Reince Priebus discuss Rick Santorum's decision to suspend his campaign and what that means for the GOP.

Rick Santorum comments on presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

The Arkansas athletic director said Bobby Petrino misled the school. He initially failed to disclose that a female staff member was on his motorcycle when he crashed.

Some leading social conservative groups are praising Rick Santorum following his suspension of his Republican presidential campaign. But their reaction Tuesday didn't mention Mitt Romney, the all-but-certain GOP nominee with Santorum out of the race.