The din of Gaza followed Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, as he conducted a listening tour. Arab leaders wonder why their peace plan remains untouched.
AP - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cut.
AP - Three artillery barrages struck a hospital in Sri Lanka's chaotic war zone, slamming into its pediatrics ward and its women's wing and killing nine patients, the Red Cross said Monday.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes caught a six-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds to play to give the Steelers a thrilling 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday night. The win gave the Steelers a record sixth Super Bowl title.
Record-setting Olympic champion Michael Phelps admitted Sunday to "regrettable" behavior and vowed it wouldn't happen again, after a British newspaper published a photograph of the swimmer smoking a marijuana pipe.
A riot at a Texas detention center was ended Sunday. One prison building was heavily damaged, and about 700 inmates were going to spend the night in tents, authorities said.