Mar 14, 2012 – The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, has received a response from Syrian authorities to proposals laid out in weekend meetings, officials said Wednesday, as opposition activists reported another day of bloodshed across the nation. Annan "has questions and is seeking answers," said a statement by his spokesman. "But given the...

Mar 14, 2012 – House Republicans are setting up the possibility of another government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned Tuesday, if they renege on last year’s spending agreement. Reid got in his opening shot before the GOP released its 2013 budget blueprint, which it’s expected to announce early next week. “I’m really...

Mar 14, 2012 – A bus crashed into a tunnel in Switzerland, killing 28 people, including 22 children, Tuesday night, police said. Another 24 children were injured in the wreck, police said. Most of the children were 11 and 12 years old, said Joren Vandeweyer, a spokesman for the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Mar 13, 2012 – Stay tuned for full analysis of tonight's results from Guy Benson and be sure to check out the Townhall Election page for up to the…

Mar 13, 2012 – As more details emerge about the massive $26 billion foreclosure settlement between the five biggest mortgage lenders and the states' attorneys general, a growing number of borrowers are realizing that the deal will do little, if anything, to help them out. Proponents of the settlement deal tout that roughly 1...

Mar 13, 2012 – The U.S. Army soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan men, women and children in a house-to-house shooting rampage could face the death penalty, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. Panetta spoke to reporters as he flew to the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan for high-level talks Tuesday. Hundreds of Afghans took to the...

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Mar 13, 2012 – The Federal Reserve sounds a bit more upbeat about the job market and the global economy, but still the central bank is erring on the side of caution. Following a meeting on Tuesday, the Fed's key policymaking committee voted to make no changes to its ongoing stimulus programs. The central bank...

Mar 13, 2012 – The United States, the European Union and Japan filed a trade case Tuesday over China's export restrictions on minerals that are crucial for the production of many high-tech devices, according to EU and U.S. officials. The case aims to pressure China to lift export limits on certain minerals known as rare...

Mar 13, 2012 – Rescuers searched frantically for survivors Tuesday after a packed ferry carrying more than 150 people capsized in south Bangladesh. The ferry sank in the Meghna river after it collided with another vehicle early Tuesday morning. It was traveling to Dhaka, the nation's capital, from Shariatpur district.

Mar 13, 2012 – President Barack Obama, a well-known basketball fan, will treat British Prime Minister David Cameron to a little March Madness Tuesday as the two head to Ohio to catch an NCAA men's tournament basketball game. There will be two games tipping off the tournament in Dayton, Ohio, a swing state. During halftime...

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Mar 12, 2012 – When Vice President Joe Biden hits the campaign trail in the pivotal swing state of Ohio this week, he will likely focus on one of the Obama administration’s successes – the bailout of the auto industry. Biden gives the first in a series of four high profile speeches at a...

Mar 12, 2012 – It sounds like a headline from the The Onion, but it's true: A project called "Homeless Hotspots" is turning homeless Austin residents into mobile wireless hotspots outside the South by Southwest convention center. It's part marketing stunt, part genuine charitable initiative -- and it's generating lots of double-takes and chatter from...

Mar 12, 2012 – Invisible Children, the nonprofit group that produced a hugely popular half-hour documentary about the notorious African warlord Joseph Kony, says it will release a new film Monday to respond to criticism and questions over its approach. The group's "KONY 2012" video had been viewed more than 72 million times on YouTube...

Mar 12, 2012 – Final details were filed in federal court Monday in the $26 billion settlement to help struggling homeowners and settle charges against big banks of abusive and negligent foreclosure practices. The Department of Justice filed five separate consent agreements, each more than 300 pages, between 49 states, federal agencies and the largest...

Mar 12, 2012 – The Georgia Legislature is hotly debating a bill that would allow the state to cover the costs of charter schools even if local school boards reject them, setting up a case that could set national precedent on educational reform. The legislation to amend the state constitution would allow the Peach State...

Mar 12, 2012 – U.S. investors were bracing for a choppy day Monday. With little on the economic or corporate docket, futures were barely moving, a sign that investors may stay on the sidelines ahead of Tuesday's Fed meeting. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) futures were little changed...

Mar 12, 2012 – Israeli and Palestinian officials offered conflicting accounts Monday of a blast that killed a 15-year-old boy in Gaza. Palestinian medical and security sources said the teen was the fourth civilian casualty in four days of Israeli airstrikes, but the Israeli military said it did not attack the area where the death...

Mar 12, 2012 – At least 45 women and children were stabbed and burned to death late Sunday in the Syrian city of Homs, opposition activists said, after peace talks between a U.N. special envoy and the Syrian regime failed to yield a cease-fire. The slaughter in Homs took place in the Karm al Zaytoun...

Mar 12, 2012 – Republican claims about the benefits of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are greatly overblown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Sunday. "It won't lower the price of oil. Construction won't be complete for a long, long time," Reid said during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, referring to...

Mar 12, 2012 – A new poll shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama is handling gasoline prices, a finding which could blunt his election-year political gains from the brightening economic picture. Sixty-five percent disapprove of Obama’s performance on prices at the pump that have surged in recent weeks, while...

Mar 12, 2012 – A recent rash of killings of people perceived to be gay or emo in Iraq has stoked fear within those communities, which worry the government might be unwilling or unable to protect them. At least 14 such victims were killed in Baghdad in the past three weeks, according to a senior...

Mar 12, 2012 – The Afghan Taliban vowed Monday to exact revenge for the killing of 16 civilians, allegedly by an American soldier who went on a house-to-house shooting rampage Sunday in two villages near his base. Afghanistan's parliament, meanwhile, demanded a public trial for the suspect, who is accused of killing nine children, three...