The North, which wants one-on-one talks with the US, said it's open to dialogue and had entered the "completion phase" of developing highly enriched uranium.
In some districts with overwhelming deficits, federal aid has failed to prevent extensive school layoffs, leading to even more crowded classes and educators’ teaching unfamiliar grade levels.
Some counterterrorism experts say alternatives to a troop buildup include drone strikes, commando raids and enlisting Afghan warlords in the fight against Al Qaeda.
AP - President Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security "all bear the union label," as he appealed to organized labor to help him win the health care fight in Congress.
AP - A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Afghanistan's capital early Tuesday, police said. The blast rattled windows more than a mile away.
AP - Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. The decision was certain to widen the race for the Democratic nomination.
Jaycee Dugard's 1991 disappearance had a profound impact on her close-knit community. Each year, residents remembered the 11-year-old snatched from her own street. They started a massive pink-ribbon campaign, using Dugard's favorite color, to keep her from fading from memory. And 18 years later, they wear the color again, knowing she is free.
Seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin has been handing out upsets at the U.S. Open to some of the sport's biggest female stars, including Russian aces Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova. On Monday, she beat 13th seed Nadia Petrova to make the quarterfinals and inspire those cheering at her training center near Atlanta, Georgia.