BARACK OBAMA

Governors along the U.S.-Mexico border agreed on Thursday to examine how to create shared databases where they can swap DNA and other biometric information on criminals in an effort to curb the flow of guns and drugs between the two countries.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain believes he can win the support of many Southern black voters. Don't believe for a minute that he can't.

The first lady could not shop at Target without creating a buzz and a company of Secret Service. Thursday afternoon, Michelle Obama made a trip to Target store at Potomac Yard Shopping Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

During an interview that aired on CNN's The Situation Room Wednesday night, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain made the suggestion that members of the African American community, might, maybe, have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view.

A high-ranking member of al-Qaeda and a radical Islamic cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, was targeted and killed in Khashef town of Yemen's Jawf province, a statement from the country's foreign press office said.

Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Dan Hampton snubbed an invitation to the White House from President Obama, someone who he claims he is not a fan of.

Dan Hampton, the former defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and part of the team that won the 1985 Super Bowl, has decided not to attend an Oct. 7 White House event honoring the team.

This year's Nobel Peace Prize -- to be announced in a week -- will be as interesting as the ones awarded to Barack Obama and Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee told Reuters Thursday.

Just before solar panel maker Solyndra scrambled in August to get more cash from private investors and better loan terms from federal bureaucrats, top company officials went on a political road show.

Missouri Republicans have backed down from their threats to hold their presidential primary in February, electing to hold a caucus on March 17 instead -- but in other states, the mad rush for early primaries continues, to the detriment of voters.

The CDC's Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project, funded by the Affordable Care Act, aims to develop programs to combat childhood obesity in low-income areas.

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who led a 400-person congregation in Rasht just a few years ago, was arrested on apostasy charges in 2009. He was found guilty of the crime of abandoning Islam and sentenced to death a year later.

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Hampton, who was named to the Hall of Fame in 2002, was also peeved that family members weren’t invited.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Wednesday said voters in the African American community have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view.

In December, the U.S. Department of Energy learned that Solyndra was violating its federal loan deal, technically defaulting on its $535 million loan; the department, however, changed the loan terms in order for the solar company to continue receiving taxpayer funds, federal officials confirmed Wednesday.

China has embarked on a plan to launch a new space lab on Thursday beginning with the lift off of its 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 space module. Developing nations across the world are launching space and science research that could put them on the path to charting their own future.

Democrats seem split on their enthusiasm more than a year before the 2012 elections, with a poll showing that 44 percent are less excited about voting.

The Obama administration on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to back the centerpiece of Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul -- the requirement that all Americans have health insurance.

A survey by Daily Kos/Service Employees International Union found that 66 percent of Republicans and 52 percent of self-described Tea Party faction members support raising the tax rate on individuals making more than $1 million a year.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Tuesday again rebuffed a growing chorus of Republican pleas for him to enter the 2012 White House race.