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While the first military trials of Obama's presidency are getting under way in Cuba this week, the plan to close the prison has hit a series of roadblocks -- some political and some of the administration's own making.

President Bush maintains Congress gave his administration the power to eavesdrop on some domestic phone calls without warrants as part of broader "use of force" authorization. Many in Congress disagree.

Tens of thousands of revelers are stranded by heavy rain and mud at the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada. Authorities confirmed one death, which is under investigation.

A new intelligence report warns that without drastic new measures, the international community faces the real prospect of a nuclear or biological attack by 2013. The panel that issued the report has briefed vice president-elect Joe Biden on its contents.

As the threat of a financial default neared, the Senate approved compromise, bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling with just days to spare.

Diseases like cancer involve changes that occur inside a cell — and usually out of sight. A new technology can reveal a cell's inner workings, using inexpensive graphics processors from video games.

Large-scale joint air force drills between the United States and South Korea are underway on the Korean peninsula. South Korea's Defense Ministry says these drills were long planned. But given North Korea's recent test of its most powerful missile yet, the war games come at an especially tense time.

In honor of the final season of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, a California coffeehouse chain is temporarily renaming some of its stores Latte Larry's in honor of the show's star, Larry David.

There were signs last night that Donald Trump was losing steam and his shtick might be beginning to wear thin. Carly Fiorina, meanwhile, was a picture of decisiveness and to-the-point presentation.

The man behind Republicans' "no new taxes" pledge says Democrats won't propose "real" spending cuts or reforms. It's a fantasy to think they would, Norquist says. So, he says, even those Republicans who are suggesting they might vote for higher tax revenues won't do so.