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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he plans to move forward with his request for Palestinian statehood, despite the consequences. Abbas said he was under "tremendous pressure" to drop the bid.

While the president makes the case that reform means millionaires shouldn't pay at lower rates than those in the middle class, the House speaker says "tax increases destroy jobs."

The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum was submerged in floodwater from the Thames River more than 80 years ago. Now, it's back to something close to its former glory and is going on display at a London museum.

But the president made clear that he doesn't intend to make any health cuts unless the Republicans relent on their pledge against new revenues.

In Brookline, Mass., residents disagree over whether the Pledge of Allegiance should be announced over the intercom in the schools. Even though reciting the pledge is voluntary, one resident says the kids are unfairly subjected to peer pressure to conform, while another says that peer pressure teaches children how to cope.

The Justice Department said it doubted new boundaries for the House seats "maintain or increase the ability of minority voters to elect their candidate of choice," and because of that may not comply with the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

It's been a year since Afghanistan elected a parliament. But a dispute between President Hamid Karzai and lawmakers has kept the Parliament from passing any significant laws.

While carbon dioxide streams into the atmosphere from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world, one man is building a machine to suck it back out. And some heavy-hitting investors are betting that it's going to work.

Netflix is splitting into two companies — one to handle its online streaming business and one to handle DVDs by mail.

Syrians have been protesting against President Bashar Assad for months. This weekend, the dissidents were allowed to meet — though it was under the watchful eye of the security police.