It's amassing low-enriched uranium at the rate of 2.75 kilograms per day - enough to give Iran nuclear program enough feedstock for two bombs by February, by one estimate.
The three finalists for the post - all from within the LAPD - have big shoes to fill with the departure of William Bratton, who is credited with turning the force around.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad brought the PA back from the brink once. Now he wants to create Palestinian settlements, in effect, to counter Israeli moves.
AP - Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.
AP - Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.
AP - In a blow to the White House, the Senate's top Democrat signaled Tuesday that Congress may fail to meet a year-end deadline for passing health care legislation, leaving the measure's fate to the uncertainties of the 2010 election season.
Today's off-year election might not have the high stakes of the 2008 presidential race, but there are several significant matchups. Among them: governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia. Watch CNN TV, 8 p.m. ET
Shouts of "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," a sign of continuing protest in Iran, could be heard Tuesday night in north and west Tehran, along with shouts of "death to dictator."
Jury selection was conducted for a second day Tuesday in the trial of a man accused in the rape and beating death of an Arkansas television anchor a year ago.