Chicago Board of Ed to vote on 53 school closings
12 hours, 36 minutes ago
The Chicago Board of Education was expected to take a final vote Wednesday on whether to close 53 schools, an ambitious proposal that sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define - for...
At National Cathedral, prayers for Obama
120 days ago
More than 2,000 people filled the National Cathedral on Tuesday to offer a prayer for President Barack Obama as he enters his second term in office.
Obamas attend congressional luncheon
121 days ago
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are attending a congressional luncheon to celebrate his inauguration to a new term in office.
Obama takes public oath of office
121 days ago
President Barack Obama is promising to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals the beginning of his second term in office.
Pakistan on edge as protesters flood streets, court orders prime minister's...
127 days ago
The two events were not obviously connected, but with the current government's term in office ending in weeks and the country prone to military takeovers, many said the coincidence suggested some...
U.S. gun sales hit a record high since Obama's re-election
131 days ago
With Obama starting a second term in office -- and anti-gun fervor stoked by shooting massacres in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. -- an unprecedented surge in the sales of firearms has taken off.
Indonesia convicts former beauty queen of graft
132 days ago
The guilty verdict Thursday against Angelina Sondakh is the latest blow to the Democratic Party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, whose second and final term in office is ending next year...
AP Exclusive: Snow may have slowed NKorea launch
165 days ago
The launch preparations have been magnified as an issue because of their timing: Both Japan and South Korea hold elections this month, and President Barack Obama will be inaugurated for his second...
Guilty plea in New Orleans bribery scheme
168 days ago
Court papers just refer to Public Official A, but his tenure matches former Mayor Ray Nagin's term in office.
Mexican president to become Harvard fellow
175 days ago
It says he will lecture, write, meet with students and professors and develop case studies based on his six-year term in office.