Brazil Congress Shelves Controversial LegislationBrazil's congress has shelved legislation that had been a target of nationwide protests, hours before another expected round of large-scale demonstrations on Wednesday.
Kerry: Urgent Progress is Needed on Mideast PeaceSecretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that he's set no ad hoc deadline for making concrete progress in talks between Israel and the Palestinians that he's continuing this week, but that long before September there needs to be some …
Stocks Rise Even as U.S. Economic Growth SlowsU.S. stock indexes moved higher in early trading Wednesday, despite news that the U.S. economy has been growing more slowly than first estimated.
Texas Abortion Bill Blocked by Last-Minute 'People's Filibuster'Initially, Republicans insisted the vote started before the midnight deadline and passed the bill that Democrats spent the day trying to kill. But after official computer records and printouts of the voting record showed the vote took place Wednesday, and …
Putin: 'Nyet' to U.S. Request to Turn Over SnowdenRussian President Vladimir Putin gave the first official acknowledgment of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday and promptly rejected U.S. pleas to turn him over.
GOP Divided on Immigration; House UncertainSenate Republicans are split over the immigration bill steaming toward approval at week's end, a divide that renders the ultimate fate of White House-backed legislation unpredictable in the House and complicates the party's ability to broaden its appeal among Hispanic …
A Look at 48 Years of the Voting Rights ActThe voting law that became a major turning point in black Americans' struggle for equal rights and political power is now outdated, the Supreme Court says.
Texas Senator Filibusters Against Abortion BillWearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, a Democratic Texas state senator on Tuesday began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led effort that would impose stringent new abortion restrictions across the nation's second-most …
Reports Reflect Fed's Message of Stronger EconomyThe U.S. housing recovery is strengthening. Factories are fielding more orders. And Americans' confidence in the economy has reached its highest point in 5½ years.
Bulldogs Lose 3-1 to UCLA in Opener of CWS FinalsMississippi State coach John Cohen couldn't help but think about the what-ifs. What if UCLA's Kevin Kramer hadn't swung at a third strike in the dirt and eventually come around to score? What if Trey Porter's bases-loaded drive to right …
Initially, Republicans insisted the vote started before the midnight deadline and passed the bill that Democrats spent the day trying to kill. But after official computer records and printouts of the voting record showed the vote took place Wednesday, and …