Abbie Fentress Swanson

The attack happened in Dagestan province, near the Chechnya border.

Included is a student loan system overhaul that makes the federal government, and not banks, the main lender to students.

PM Vladimir Putin says the law will catch those responsible.

At least 38 commuters died this morning in Moscow after two female suicide bombers attacked the city's busy Metro system.

President Barack Obama made an unexpected trip to Afghanistan on Sunday, his first trip there as president.

Many classical music fans thought the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra had made history this week by permanently hiring a female Concert Master into its ranks. If classical music's not y...

The president was in Iowa as the Senate and House approved the changes to his overhaul bill.

The BBC reports that the Vatican called the attacks "ignoble" and that there is no cover up.

Federal judges will consider bundling some 100 Class A lawsuits against Toyota into one case.

The flaws mean the bill will have to go back to the House for another vote after the Senate adopts it.

Villazon performed at the Vienna Staatsoper. He sung Nemorino in Donizetti's comedy "L'elisir d'amore" ("The Elixir of Love").

China tightened its Internet censorship rules today, following Google's announcement yesterday that it would close its Web site in mainland China and redirect users to a Hong Kong Google site.

Jewish-American Bingo Magnate Irving Moskowitz is funding the project.

If the Senate passes the fix-it bill with no changes, it will go to the president for his signature. If there are major changes, the bill heads back to the House.

The president signed his health care bill today just before noon.

Google says it is closing its Web site in mainland China. Instead, it will redirect users to an uncensored version of Google where searches are not censored: Hong Kong.

March 22 is the birthday of American composer Stephen Sondheim and English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.