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  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has abandoned the term "global war on terror." She said she didn't know of any specific orders to bar the term's use.
  • The Oscar nominees reflect the increasing polarization of the movie business. Only one Best Picture nominee did well at the box office. The rest are limping along, raising the question: Will an audience tune in for an Oscars show about movies it hasn't seen?
  • Federal authorities announced Monday that they had broken up a neo-Nazi plot to assassinate presidential candidate Barack Obama. The plan involved two white supremacists, and authorities say Obama was never in any danger.
  • A conversation with Nick Luby and Susan Zhang
  • Election season in Guatemala just took a surprising turn as a judge suspended the candidacy of a leading presidential contender, stoking fears that the country is becoming less democratic.
  • Christopher Wray's decision is not a huge surprise. It comes less than two weeks after President-elect Donald Trump said he wants a veteran of his first term in office, Kash Patel, to replace Wray.
  • In the summer of 2009, protests of the president's health care agenda boiled over in town hall meetings around the country — marking the rise of the Tea Party movement. Now, groups from all over the political spectrum are hoping to recapture some of that energy.
  • The idea was that Medicaid would expand to include people not covered under the Affordable Care Act. But many states have chosen not to expand coverage, despite financial incentives from the federal government. That may leave millions of people without any health coverage at all.
  • Disney is about to release the video game Disney: Infinity. Each game comes with a collectible toy figurine that activates parts of the game when placed on a special base. In the game, different Disney characters will interact with each other. Captain Jack Sparrow can play or fight with Mr. Incredible in the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas. To understand the new Disney game, you first need to look at another game that's been a blockbuster for Activision, Skylanders.
  • The move comes days after President Biden offered to lop off $550 billion from his original proposal, moving the two sides closer than they have ever been, though significant challenges remain.
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