Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, the last commander of US ground forces in Vietnam, passed away on Friday. From Vietnam and Korea, where he was a battalion commander, Weyand surmised 'that Iraq and Afghanistan will be with us for a long time to come.'

Members of both parties proposed sanctions this week, saying the Obama administration isn't going far enough.

Medals made from electronics and a list of tweeting Olympians highlight this list of tech touches you may not have noticed.

AP - A men's Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died Friday after a high-speed crash on a track that is the world's fastest and has raised safety concerns among competitors. A tearful IOC president Jacques Rogge said the death hours before the opening ceremony "clearly casts a shadow over these games."

AP - Helicopter-borne U.S. Marines and Afghan troops swooped down on the Taliban-held town of Marjah before dawn Saturday, launching a long-expected attack to re-establish government control and undermine support for the militants in their southern heartland.

AP - Forget red and blue — color America white. There was snow on the ground in 49 states Friday. Hawaii was the holdout.