
Obama's 2nd inauguration smaller, yet still grand
President Barack Obama's second inauguration is shaping up as a high-energy celebration smaller than his first milestone swearing-in, yet still ...
About 40,000 expected for Obama's inaugural balls
Inaugural revelers hoping to get close to President Barack Obama at a ball are going to have a lot of competition, with around 40,000 expected to pack ...

Obama using MLK, Lincoln Bibles during oath
President Barack Obama is putting a symbolic twist on a time-honored tradition, taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed not ...

McChrystal calls for enduring Afghan force
Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Monday he backs the White House's drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan slated for 2014, but added that the U.S.

McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article
Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering ...

Obama cuts vacation short as 'fiscal cliff' looms
With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional ...

Obama to fly to home early as 'fiscal cliff' looms
President Barack Obama will cut short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii, planning to leave for Washington on Wednesday evening as he and ...

NORAD says record number of calls to track Santa
Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: ...

Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: ...

Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 3
How President Barack Obama spent the third day of this Christmas vacation on Monday in Hawaii: — GYM: Obama headed to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in ...

Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 2
How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his Christmas vacation on Sunday in Hawaii: — INOUYE FUNERAL: Obama and first lady Michelle Obama ...

Memorial service for Sen. Inouye held in Hawaii
The late Sen. Daniel Inouye was remembered Sunday as an American hero whose legacy as a war veteran and longtime senator would be felt across Hawaii ...

2012 styles that made our heads turn
Every year fashion offers up the good, the bad and the ugly. But what the industry is really built on — and consumers respond to — is buzz. Here are ...

Obama holding 2 inaugural balls, least in 60 years
With his nation under financial strain, President Barack Obama is restricting the inaugural balls to the lowest number in 60 years, with just two ...

Halle Berry, Chaka Khan among 2013 BET Honorees
Actress Halle Berry and musician Chaka Khan will be honored at the 2013 BET Honors. The network announced Thursday that basketball star Lisa Leslie, ...