Jurors in Edwards trial to deliberate for 5th day

Fox NewsGREENSBORO, NC – As jurors in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial get set for a fifth day of deliberations, legal experts caution it's still too early to read too much into their discussions. While the former presidential candidate, ...

UN human-rights panel accuses Syrian forces, opposition of torture, unlawful ...

CBS NewsUpdated at 5:45 am ET (AP) GENEVA - A UN-appointed panel of human rights experts says it has documented cases of unlawful killings, torture and abuses by Syrian government forces and anti-government armed groups. The members of the Independent ...

Obama defends foreign policy record against Republicans

ReutersBy Laura MacInnis | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday staunchly defended his foreign policy record against Republican election-year criticism that he has overseen a decline in American power in the world.


Onetime top football prospect seeks exoneration

Fox NewsLONG BEACH, Calif. – In the summer of 2002, Brian Banks' future looked bright: He was a 17-year-old high school football star being heavily recruited by a number of colleges. But in a single day that changed with the accusations of kidnapping and rape ...

Thousands of pages of evidence detail the killing of FAMU drum major

Boston HeraldORLANDO, Fla. — The beatings began well before the Nov. 19 hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, according to more than 2300 pages of documents and 30 audio files released Wednesday by the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's ...

Euro-Zone Economic Contraction Deepens

Wall Street JournalBy ALEX BRITTAIN LONDON—Concerns over the future of the euro deepened Thursday on more evidence of policy inertia and a fresh spate of dire economic data that showed some of the remaining supports for business activity in the 17-country euro zone ...


In Iowa, Obama touts election-year energy plan

Fox NewsSAN JOSE, Calif. – President Barack Obama is returning to Iowa, seeking support for an election-year agenda to encourage renewable energy along with a more immediate prize: the state's up-for-grabs voters. Obama was pushing Congress to support clean ...

Hurricane Bud strengthening in the Pacific

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAP MIAMI — A tropical storm warning has been issued for the coast of Mexico as Hurricane Bud gains strength in the Pacific. This image provided by NASA taken at 2 am EDT Thursday May 24, 2012 shows Hurricane Bud. The US National Hurricane Center says ...