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Richard Tapia, the Rice University professor of engineering, computing and applied mathematics, will receive the National Medal of Science, the highest national honor for U.S. scientists, the White House announced on Tuesday.

Health care costs rose sharply this year, further underscoring the problem of uninsured and underinsured Americans, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

National Transitional Council troops are currently fighting for control of Sirte, Gadhafi's birthplace, where loyalist fighters are putting up a fierce resistance. Meanwhile, U.N. officials claim that uranium yellowcake was found in the south of the country.

Facebook has been undergoing a lot of changes lately, to the chagrin of many, but the latest change has the social network taking on politics.

Canada's energy minister shot back on Friday at Hollywood celebrities protesting a plan to build a $7 billion oil pipeline to Texas from Alberta in the first public indication that the protests are getting under Ottawa's skin.

President Barack Obama is facing mounting resistance to a settlement from liberal supporters and a growing number of state attorneys general who say a deal would exonerate banks for their role in the subprime mortgage crisis.

President Barack Obama harshly criticized Republican opponents on Sunday as he began a West Coast fundraising tour, accusing them of ideological pushback at a time of national crisis.

All of the bad jokes apply: it was easier to build the transcontinental railroad than for Democrats and Republicans to agree on a budget. Or perhaps the Burma Road.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Christie has been inundated by a relentless stream of calls to run for the White House.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah announced Sunday that women will have the right to vote for the first time beginning in 2015.

With less than six days until a possible U.S. Government shutdown, considerable differences remain between Democratic and Republican proposals to fund disaster relief. The GOP wants any Hurricane Irene disaster relief funds to be offset by cuts to other programs. Democrats say doing so would hold disaster victims hostage to partisan politics.

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain hit back at Morgan Freeman for calling the Tea Party racist, saying the Oscar-winning actor's remarks were short-sighted.

Bringing a blow to Texas Governor Rick Perry's favorite status, former Godfather Pizza CEO Herman Cain has emerged as the winner of the Presidency 5 straw poll Saturday. Cain received 37 percent of the 2,657 votes cast.

In 2008, Americans ushered in a new era when they voted the first black president into the White House. But if you ask Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, racism has only gotten worse, not better, once President Barack Obama took office in 2009.

As they warned they would, Solyndra executives repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment Friday as House lawmakers peppered them with questions regarding the solar company's financial collapse.

The Democratic-led Senate Friday, as expected, made short work of rejecting a House GOP-authored, stop-gap funding bill, 59 to 36, thus increasing the likelihood of a U.S. Government shutdown. The current funding resolution expires Sept. 30.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on September 22 to make a plea for Palestinian statehood.

A proposal to legalize marijuana has the most supporters of any issue submitted to the White House's new online petition website, qualifying the issue for a formal response from the Obama administration.

Tabloid rumors are being taken more seriously than usual

Don't count her out just yet, because former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is still considering making a run for the White House next year.

Latest rumors fueled by a report published by The National Enquirer say that the former Alaska Governor and a potential Republican presidential candidate, Sarah Palin's marriage is in trouble.