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    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to the media before state and government leaders arrive at the NATO Summit in Chicago Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    What to look for at the NATO summit

    A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. More »What to look for at the NATO summit

    The cockpit of the 747 Pan Am airliner, bombed in 1988 over the town of Lockerbie

    Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya hospital

    Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence official who was sentenced … More »Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya hospital

    A man looks at the damage caused by a quake in Finale Emilia northern Italy, Sunday, May 20. 2012. An earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday at 4:04 a.m. Sunday between Modena and Mantova, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of Bologna at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)

    Earthquake kills at least seven in Italy

    At least seven people died and 50 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck … More »Earthquake kills at least seven in Italy

    • Market trackers say people are much more likely to click on ads at Google than at Facebook
      Facebook stock limps into Monday: What's next after IPO? AFP - 1 hr 52 mins ago

      Facebook resumes trading on Wall Street on Monday with shares being closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lackluster debut. More »Facebook stock limps into Monday: What's next after IPO?

      Market trackers say people are much more likely to click on ads at Google than at Facebook

      Facebook resumes trading on Wall Street on Monday with shares being closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lackluster debut.

    • NATO protestors form a sit-in in response to a police barricade of bicycles, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Chicago. Security has been high throughout the city in preparation for the NATO summit, where delegations from about 60 countries will discuss the war in Afghanistan and European missile defense. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
      Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration AP - 2 hrs 43 mins ago

      Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack … More »Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration

      NATO protestors form a sit-in in response to a police barricade of bicycles, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Chicago. Security has been high throughout the city in preparation for the NATO summit, where delegations from about 60 countries will discuss the war in Afghanistan and European missile defense. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

      Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet.

    • Speaker John Boehner Insists on Tying Debt Limit Increase to Spending Cuts
      Boehner insists on tying debt limit increase to spending cuts ABC OTUS News - 4 hrs ago

      House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, stood by his call insisting that any increase in the debt limit should be offset by greater cuts in spending and tax reform before the end of the year, saying that working toward an agreement … More »Boehner insists on tying debt limit increase to spending cuts

      Speaker John Boehner Insists on Tying Debt Limit Increase to Spending Cuts

      House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, stood by his call insisting that any increase in the debt limit should be offset by greater cuts in spending and tax reform before the end of the year, saying that working toward an agreement now would improve the economy.

    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a special cabinet meeting marking 'Jerusalem Day' in the Ammunition Hill memorial in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 20, 2012. 'Jeruslem Day' marks the anniversary of Israel's capture of the eastern part of the city in the 1967 Mideast war.(AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool)
      Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned AP - 1 hr 20 mins ago

      Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair of interviews that years of government neglect have kept the … More »Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned

      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a special cabinet meeting marking 'Jerusalem Day' in the Ammunition Hill memorial in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 20, 2012. 'Jeruslem Day' marks the anniversary of Israel's capture of the eastern part of the city in the 1967 Mideast war.(AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool)

      Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair of interviews that years of government neglect have kept the Jewish and Arab sectors irreparably divided.

    • Nancy Pelosi Defends Dems Rev. Wright Fundraising Appeal
      Pelosi defends Dems' Rev. Wright fundraising appeal ABC OTUS News - 4 hrs ago

      House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi defended the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on "This Week" for sending a fundraising email that attempted to capitalize on the apparently dead advertising plan to link President … More »Pelosi defends Dems' Rev. Wright fundraising appeal

      Nancy Pelosi Defends Dems Rev. Wright Fundraising Appeal

      House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi defended the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on "This Week" for sending a fundraising email that attempted to capitalize on the apparently dead advertising plan to link President Obama to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

    • President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
      Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix AP - 11 hrs ago

      Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European … More »Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix

      President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

      Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.

    • This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows tropical storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. Alberto is the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph). (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
      Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off Carolina coast AP - 9 mins ago

      Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling dolphin cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around … More »Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off Carolina coast

      This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows tropical storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. Alberto is the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph). (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

      Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling dolphin cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner.

    • Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire' AP - 20 hrs ago
      File-In this Jan.15,2010 file photo showing a combination of three separate photographs, the various stages of an annular solar eclipse seen over Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon blots out all but a ring around the sun. This year's solar show can be viewed from eastern Asia to parts of North America. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena,File)

      The western United States and eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to a rare solar spectacle when the moon slides across the sun, creating a "ring of fire."

    • APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight AP - 4 hrs ago
      APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight

      Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate ...

    • Bomb explodes near UN observers' chief in Syria AP - 3 hrs ago
      In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

      A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, blowing off the front of a parked vehicle but causing no casualties.

    • North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen Reuters - 57 mins ago

      BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a number of Chinese fishermen and boats on Sunday two weeks after seizing them, ending a rare public dispute between the two allies, Chinese state media reported. The boats were taken in the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea on May 8 - although it remains unclear whether the …

    • Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections AP - 2 hrs 58 mins ago
      Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Romney speaks to supporters in front of Sawyer Bridge during campaign event in Hillsborough

      Massachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers.

    • Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets AP - 3 hrs ago

      Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.

    • Three charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans AP - 45 mins ago

      A Michigan prosecutor has charged three young men in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans.

    • Hidden fingerprint of weapons-grade plutonium found LiveScience.com - 3 hrs ago
      Hidden Fingerprint of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Finally Found

      After 50 years of searching, physicists have spotted the fingerprint of radioactive plutonium, revealing the secrets of this complex molecule behind nuclear weapons.

    • Chinese activist renews call to fight injustice AP - 8 hrs ago
      Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York. Chen escaped from his village in April and was given sanctuary inside the U.S. Embassy after seven years of prison and house arrest. He is planning to study law at NYU. But before that, he says he is planning to spend time recuperating. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

      A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar fight.

    • U.S. army instructor shot in Yemen attack: security source Reuters - 2 hrs 8 mins ago

      SANAA (Reuters) - A U.S. military instructor helping train Yemeni coastguards was shot and seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants in the Red Sea city of Hudaida on Sunday, a Yemeni security source said. The source said two other U.S. instructors, who were travelling in the same car, were not hurt in the …

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