Adele's gesture overshadows prizes at Brit Awards - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Singing sensation Adele continued rolling in the prizes at the Brit Awards in London, but she made headlines Wednesday for something else: she gave the middle finger when she was cut off during the live broadcast.

4 more bodies found on doomed cruise ship - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Four more bodies were found aboard the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, Italian civil protection officials said Wednesday, more than a month after the cruise liner struck rocks off the coast of Italy.

Stop Keystone pipeline before it's too late - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
I own a property in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, called the Bad River Ranch. It is a beautiful place, where we have worked very hard to restore the landscape, reintroduce native wildlife species and raise bison sustainably. But it sits about 15 miles downstream of the point where TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline would cross the Bad River, and being that close has led me to examine more closely the potential risks and benefits of a project about which I have been highly skeptical from the beginning. After careful scrutiny, I believe it is not in our national interest to pursue it.

Global meeting on Syria faces pressure - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Desperation and a rapidly growing death toll serve as a backdrop for a new effort dozens of countries are launching in hopes of finally stemming the brutal crackdown under way in Syria.

Will debate reveal a new Romney? - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Wednesday night's CNN debate lands at a critical moment in the Republican race.

Nuclear watchdog team disappointed after Iran visit - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Two days of talks in Iran went nowhere and the frustration of the global nuclear watchdog agency was palpable in the terse statement it issued afterward.

5 killed as protests over Quran burning rage in Afghanistan - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Violent protests left at least five dead and others wounded Wednesday as demonstrations over Quran burning intensified in Afghanistan.

Lots at stake in first GOP debate in nearly a month - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
Twenty-seven days. That's how long it has been between the 19th and 20th Republican presidential debates.

'Community' gets return date - Tue, 21 Feb 2012
Great new for "Community" fans! The comedy is returning to NBC's Thursday night lineup.