The summit of Arab neighbors Tuesday is the third attempt to gain more support for Iraq's reconstruction from Sunni states. Baghdad's crackdown on Shiite militias may help.
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked Pearl Harbor, the Berlin Wall and Osama bin Laden as she reached for a victory in Pennsylvania's Democratic presidential primary to recharge her comeback effort.
AP - Rising gasoline prices tightened the squeeze on drivers Monday, jumping for the first time to an average $3.50 a gallon at filling stations across the country with no sign of relief.
AP - Iraq's prime minister appealed Monday for support from his Arab neighbors, urging them to open embassies and forgive Iraqi debts as his government tries to crack down on Shiite militias in a crucial power struggle.
Maria Wing is a lawyer in Philadelphia -- 28 years old, single and in debt. Until recently, single women like her were largely ignored by candidates and disengaged from the political process. But she and thousands of others could prove key in Tuesday's Democratic Pennsylvania primary and again in November.
A South Carolina high school senior arrested in an alleged plot to stage a "Columbine follow-up" attack had the ingredients to assemble a bomb in minutes, police say. Ryan Schallenberger, 18, was arrested after his parents called police when 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate bought on eBay was delivered to their home.