Romney's bad day is Santorum's best in GOP race
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of stunning victories that snapped his four-state losing streak and raised new questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's clout with conservatives....
Russia: Assad wants his VP to speak to opposition
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's foreign minister says that Syrian President Bashar Assad wants his vice president to hold talks with the opposition forces....
US searches for strategy to halt Syria violence
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States appears to be out of answers on what to do with Syria....
Experts: Marriage ban's path to high court unclear
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that just declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional has its decisions overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court more often than other judicial circuits, a record that could prove predictive if the high court agrees to review the gay marriage case on appeal....
Mo. teen described as thrill killer by prosecutors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she's sentenced Wednesday morning....
AP Interview: Homecoming inspires wounded Marine
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson had a fear worse than death....
Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks....
House GOP introduces its insider trading bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials, and have added provisions to bar lawmakers convicted of a felony from collecting their government pensions....
Mrs. Obama beats Fallon in WH fitness challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michelle Obama and "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady's "Let's Move!" fitness campaign....
Durant's shot lifts Thunder past Warriors 119-116
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Kevin Durant came hard off the screen, took the pass and launched a jumper that banked off the glass and through the net....