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The two states say their own laws defining marriage as between a man and a woman conflict with a Department of Defense directive that went into effect on Tuesday.

The Arizona senator was spotted playing a game on his phone as other lawmakers debated whether to strike Syria. "Scandal!" he later tweeted, with tongue firmly in cheek. Be honest, have you ever surreptitiously done such a thing during a boring meeting?

Jews have lived in Greece since the time of Alexander the Great; the overwhelming majority of the community died during the Nazi occupation. Now, 70 years later, the community — and Greece — is confronting the rise of the Golden Dawn Party, a group that espouses neo-Nazi ideology.

Cradle to Grave brings at-risk youth into a Philadelphia hospital to get them to think about the consequences of getting shot. "You only have to die one time," the director tells them, "but the people that you leave behind die a little bit each and every day for the rest of their lives."

Defending itself from a U.S. lawsuit, S&P said the government was punishing it for exercising its free speech.

Car sales picked up, as did hiring at auto manufacturing plants, according to the central bank's latest Beige Book.

The Foreign Relations Committee votes 10-7 to authorize the use of force against Syria for its use of chemical weapons.

A study has found that tweets often use words and spellings that are consistent with — and unique to — the user's region, reflecting local accents and terminology, as well as new words.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted in favor of a resolution authorizing the use of force against Syria. We get the latest and listen to some of the debate before the committee.

The big car makers saw double-digit growth this August over the same time last year. It's the best August since 2007 — before the economic collapse.