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President Obama ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff until Monday — a symbolic gesture of a nation in mourning. It's a tradition observed by countries around the world, one that began as early as the 17th century.

Kevin Ware suffered a gruesome injury during last spring's NCAA men's basketball tournament. He reacted with a confidence and sense of humor that won him many fans. Now he's back on the court.

Missouri is one of more than a dozen states where Republican-led governments have passed laws or otherwise taken steps to restrict insurance navigators and other in-person counselors from attempting to help people sign up for health insurance on the new exchanges.

The latest revelations gleaned from documents leaked by National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that the spy agency gathers tens of thousands of such records each day.

The company said the resignation was personal, but it comes just after China arrested Walmart employees and forced it to shut down stores for allegedly mislabeling regular pork as organic.

Cain now holds a big lead over Mitt Romney in a new University of Iowa poll. Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann lag further behind, trailing even Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul.

In response to the rising cost of home heating oil, President Jimmy Carter suggested Americans wear a sweater and turn down the thermostat. That message, political consultant Tad Devine says, did not go over well. What plays better, he says, is empathy — the path President Obama seems to be taking.

Snow, who died Tuesday, had a distinctive voice and an unconventional pop-star persona.

Portests continued today after hundreds of thousands hit the streets, yesterday, to call for an end to the president's more than three-decade rule.

Measuring height gives clues to the health of nations. Many aren't measuring up. A new study finds that in 14 African countries, women are shorter than in previous generations.