'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says Children were among the nearly 50 people killed after Russia's foreign minister touted the Syrian president's commitment to ending violence, an opposition activist says.
How can al-Assad hang on? When the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well.
Calif. same-sex marriage ban rejected The 2-1 decision is expected to be appealed, possibly to the U.S. Supreme Court, and no same-sex marriages will be granted as that process continues.
Funeral for Powell boys set for Saturday Funeral services for the sons of Josh Powell are scheduled for early Saturday afternoon in Puyallup, Washington, where authorities say Powell set his house on fire, killing all three of them.
Opinion: Teaching moment on Komen Samantha King says now that we all realize that foundations, like Komen for the Cure, trade in influence and politics, can we direct new attention to finding directing that towards real progress fighting breast cancer?
