The director of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said it had been "over a year" since Iran had answered questions about its nuclear ambitions.

President Obama and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will attend the Copenhagen climate talks and have pledged new greenhouse gas emission targets.

A Republican party official rejects criticisms that a 10-point list of principles would harm the campaigns of many G.O.P. lawmakers.

Despite Israel's plan for a 10-month settlement freeze and Palestinians' claim that attacks are over, tensions seem set to rise.

At Mohegan Sun, Thanksgiving was ushered in by thousands of New Yorkers with Chinese roots who have made a casino visit an annual holiday activity.

The cable network Bravo filmed an aspiring reality-show couple who managed to attend a state dinner.

Iraqi leaders worked to avoid delays to January elections, warning that disagreements could still unravel any deal.

Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law, an investigation ordered by Ireland's government concluded.

The head of the German armed forces resigned following reports that information on civilian casualties had been withheld from the public and from prosecutors.

Shaquille O'Neal, the basketball star, said he was moved by the case of Shaniya Davis, the 5-year-old North Carolina girl who police say was kidnapped and killed.

Charlie Weis, Eric Mangini and Josh McDaniels all coached under Bill Belichick, were lavished with praise and are now dealing with tumultuous seasons.

President Obama will offer to reduce greenhouse gas emissions "in the range of" 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, White House officials said.

The American International Group said Wednesday afternoon that it has settled its long-running legal battle with Maurice R. Greenberg, the company's former chief executive, in an attempt to move past years of contentious fighting.

There were only scattered reports of flight delays Wednesday morning, most due to rainstorms. But with inexperienced travelers packing the terminals today, it still may not be easy to get anywhere with dispatch.

As Alaska's rural population dwindles, dozens of schools with fewer than 10 students are at risk of closing.

Bacterial infections, for which there is an underused treatment, can be a common and sometimes deadly swine flu complication.

Sounding board, sage on foreign policy, twister of senatorial arms: Joe Biden could be the second-most-powerful vice president in history.

The fallout over Adam Lambert's performance on the American Music Awards is a reminder of TV's policy on gay men: Do tell, just don't show.

The Swiss Criminal Court said it still considered Mr. Polanski a high flight risk, but that his new bail offer of $4.5 million was significant enough to offset those concerns.

The decision by General Motors appeared intended to earn favor with the officials in Berlin who control the release of billions of euros in aid for restructuring.