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A civilian mortician who was recently demoted for misconduct in handling remains of the U.S. military's war dead has resigned, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Friday.

Rush Limbaugh disparaged Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law student who advocated that women have access to contraceptives.

As bloody month after bloody month goes by, the United States grows ever more committed to overthrowing the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The cause is undoubtedly a just one: Avaaz, the human rights group that has been most deeply involved in the Syria crisis, reported Thursday morning that "17 civilians were beheaded or partially beheaded by regime security forces" outside of Baba Amro, the besieged Homs district that will likely soon fall to al-Assad's tanks, if it hasn't already.

Several advocacy groups and lawmakers have called for Richard Cebull's resignation, but the federal judge from Montana will probably not face any harsh punitive action for forwarding a racist message about President Barak Obama.

While Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have stumped in different parts of the country ahead of Super Tuesday, they keep coming back to Ohio. With 63 delegates at stake, it is a key state in the primary race but also in the general election.

President Obama said he isn't bluffing when he says Iran shouldn't have a nuclear weapon, but he cautioned against a premature Israeli strike against the Islamic republic.

President Barack Obama says he isn't bluffing when he says Iran shouldn't have a nuclear weapon, but he cautions against a premature Israeli strike against the Islamic republic.

One step forward, one step back -- that seems to be Mitt Romney's signature dance in the Republican presidential race.

Forty delegates are up for grabs when Washington state holds its Republican presidential caucuses on Saturday. but much more than that - a quick shot of momentum going into Super Tuesday is also at stake.

A devastating storm system moved across the United States on Friday, spawning a slew of tornadoes that contributed to at least 28 fatalities in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

The cafeteria table where the deadly Ohio high school shooting began became a somber memorial for grief-stricken students returning for Friday first full day of classes since the incident.

The president called Sandra Fluke to thank her for her advocacy in light of negative attacks by Rush Limbaugh.

Iranians head to the polls Friday in a parliamentary election marking the first nationwide balloting since a disputed vote triggered massive protests nearly three years ago.

A day after overrunning the rebel stronghold of Baba Amr, Syrian forces executed 14 civilians there Friday, opposition groups said, even as an international aid convoy said it was waiting to get into the city.

With black unemployment sky high, can President Obama count on black support in '12 like '08? Suzanne Malveaux reports.

One step forward, one step back -- that seems to be Mitt Romney's signature dance in the Republican presidential race. After getting a boost by winning two contests, Romney is again cleaning up a mess instead of building momentum.

President Obama responds to a heckler saying "No war in Iran!"

Montana's chief federal judge has offered his apologies for forwarding a racist e-mail aimed at President Barack Obama. The judge also initiated a judicial misconduct investigation against himself.

Oil prices spiked to their highest levels since 2008 on fears that tensions with Iran have the potential to disrupt supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

It's fairly clear the federal investigation into Penn State University won't be a duplication of the grand jury probe that led to charges of more than 50 counts of child sex abuse against Jerry Sandusky.