The Defense Department has extended the combat tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan after saying they wouldn't.

North Korea says it will not take further steps to dismantle its nuclear program until the U.S. and its other negotiating partners award fuel oil and political benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal.

The White House said last month's Supreme Court decisions on Gitmo detainees may release terrorists on U.S. streets.

It"s prime military recruiting time - but why are the vast majority of young Americans ineligible? David Martin explains how cultural factors hurt enrollment - and could be making our military weaker.

Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week.

Democrat Barack Obama said he's always been open to refining his Iraq policy, but blamed Republican John McCain's campaign for suggesting "we were changing our policy when we haven't."

An explosive wildfire ravaged the hillsides above this scenic coastal community, leaving the popular tourist region mostly deserted ahead of the holiday weekend.

A ferry has sunk in a river in Myanmar's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta, killing nearly 40 people, according to state-media.

It was an elaborate ruse that played out in a remote jungle clearing deep inside Colombia. The end result: 15 hostages, freed. Bob Orr explains exactly what went on in the daring resque mission.

Virginia Republican John Warner said Congress might want to consider the move to save gasoline and possibly ease fuel prices. Congress set a national speed limit of 55 mph in 1974, only to repeal it in 1995.

Nine "high profile" passport files were accessed more than a hundred times according to a new report from the State Department's Inspector General.

More than 6,000 jobs are likely on the chopping block as the nation's biggest airline tries to survive record high fuel costs.

President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the White House said.

Prosecutors say the Vermont man charged with kidnapping his 12-year-old niece - who was found dead near his home - could face the death penalty.