Twelve years after the attacks that launched more than a decade of war, Americans are remembering the thousands of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Zoe Mintz
Sep 11, 2013
The U.S., in June, had decided to supply small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels, but the process was delayed.
Sreeja VN
Sep 11, 2013
Read the full text of Obama's speech on Syria.
Eric Brown
Sep 10, 2013
President Obama took his case for a strike against Syria to the American people Tuesday night, but left the door open to a diplomatic solution.
Pema Levy
Sep 10, 2013
With both military and diplomatic solutions on the table, President Obama will address the nation at 9 p.m. ET on intervention in Syria.
Pema Levy
Sep 10, 2013
History professors from colleges across the United States gave President Barack Obama's presidency a B- letter grade.
Zoe Mintz
Sep 10, 2013
Western nations have reacted with extreme caution to the Russian-Syrian proposal, even if Assad seems sincere.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 10, 2013
Obama wants to keep military force an option; Putin says the proposal "can work" if the "American side" rejects the use of force.
Sreeja VN
Sep 10, 2013
Stocks may open higher as efforts for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis intensified while China released more positive economic data.
Sreeja VN
Sep 10, 2013
A growing number of Americans are strongly opposed to the possibility of a military strike against Syria, a new poll finds.
Eric Brown
Sep 09, 2013
Intra-party struggles between the interventionists and isolationists in the GOP make the Syria question particularly tough for Republicans.
Pema Levy
Sep 09, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has also demanded that Assad hand over his country’s entire stockpile of chemical weapons.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 09, 2013
Obama has argued so forcefully for military action in Syria that he may feel politically compelled to act even without Congress' approval.
Pema Levy
Sep 09, 2013
Statistics show that both visitors to and workers in the United States’ national parks are overwhelmingly Caucasian.
Mark Johanson
Sep 09, 2013
As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote on authorizing force in Syria, the White House presses its case.
Roxanne Palmer
Sep 08, 2013
National Grandparents Day falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day and became a United States holiday in 1978.
Charles Poladian
Sep 08, 2013
The EU’s Catherine Ashton told foreign ministers Saturday the alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria demands a “clear and strong” response.
Christopher Zara
Sep 07, 2013
U.S. intelligence agencies are still in the dark on what role Bashar Assad played in the chemical attack near Damascus.
Amrutha Gayathri
Sep 07, 2013
As the world debates intervention, one Damascus family’s routine reflects the nation’s turmoil and dread.
Rasha Elass
Sep 07, 2013
Jonathan Corpina, senior managing partner with Meridian, discusses the labor force participation rate's inverse effect on unemployment.
Jessica Menton
Sep 06, 2013
A speech on education given by President Obama in 2009 has stirred up some controversy among Chinese academics.
Michelle FlorCruz
Sep 06, 2013
If the U.S. stands down now, it could send the wrong message to Iran, North Korea, Hezbollah and other hostile entities, officials say.
Amrutha Gayathri
Sep 06, 2013