Former home secretary Jack Straw says he believes some Pakistani men in Britain see white girls as "easy meat" after two men were jailed for running a grooming gang.
President Obama signs a bill to fund the Defense Department, though he's upset with one provision that prohibits bringing Guantánamo detainees to the US for trial. He vows to fight the restrictions.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - President Barack Obama's administration is planning to send more help to Pakistan amid complaints from government officials there that the United States doesn't understand their security priorities or offer enough help, The Washington Post reports.
AP - His presidency tied to the fate of the economy, Barack Obama is revamping his economic policy team and signaling cooperation to ascendant Republicans and the business community at a pivotal moment in the nation's recovery and Washington politics.
The Defense Department says it is sending 1,400 more U.S. Marines to southern Afghanistan, in addition to the surge forces sent last year by the Obama administration.
South Korean officials say they are reviewing a call for a resumption of talks between Seoul and Pyongyang that was published by North Korea's state-run news agency.
A 25-year-old woman from Seattle, Washington, has become the fifth person to succumb to burns suffered when her fiance's uncle invited them to his house in Puerto Rico and allegedly set them afire.