As fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq continues, so too does the work of the casualty assistance officers who help military families deal with the death of a loved one. In this slideshow, Lt. Col. Steven Beck talks about his duties
As Russia struggles to regain its economic momentum, health officials are facing a daunting problem: many young people are dying in their prime due to cheap cigarettes and dangerous cultural mores. Margaret Warner reports from Russia.
U.S. Marines encountered little opposition as they moved into Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan on Friday to win over local leaders and populations.
A party, even to celebrate America's independence, just didn't make it into the spending plan in parts of Patchwork Nation. Nixa, Mo., a socially conservative "Evangelical Epicenter," ended a 22-year tradition when it canceled its Sky High Fourth of July.
Paul Solman examines how the number of jobless people who fall outside of official unemployment counts offer a different picture of the nation's economic recovery.
The U.S. is getting heavier every year, according to a report released Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The study found that obesity rates rose in 23 out of 50 states in the past year and remained steady in
One of the most controversial points emerging in the debate over health care reform is the public plan option, a government-run healthcare plan that would compete with private insurers. Two experts answered your questions.
Employers cut more jobs than expected last month, further quashing hopes for a quick economic recovery. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the country shed 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.
What do you get when you pair an 11th century Spanish poet with a modern American composer? Last week, the audience at the Seattle Symphony found out at the world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis' "Symphony of Meditations," based on
Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson mull Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's surprise resignation and the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling that granted Democrat Al Franken a U.S. Senate seat over Republican Norm Coleman.
In the third of her series of reports from Russia, Margaret Warner talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the future of U.S.-Russian relations, last year's Georgian War, and negotiating a new nuclear arms treaty.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin surprised reporters awaiting an announcement that she would not run for reelection next year by adding that she was resigning this month and would pass all responsibilities off to her lieutenant governor.
Margaret Warner is filing a series of reports about Russia's political and economic climate in conjunction with President Barack Obama's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 6. Here, she answers some viewers' questions about her reporting trip.
North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast in a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
Heilprin, John - YANGON, Myanmar - The U.N. secretary-general said he would lobby Myanmar's junta chief directly Friday for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, acknowledging that his high-profile mission will be "very difficult." Shortly after U.N.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq's cities and towns.
An American soldier, who disappeared after walking off his base in eastern Afghanistan with three Afghan counterparts, is believed captured, officials said Thursday.
