The U.S. closes its embassy in Syria as intense blasts echo through the city of Homs after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths there, activists say.

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- The sons of a missing Utah woman suffered severe chopping injuries to their heads or necks as they died in a house fire set by their father, authorities in Washington state said Monday evening....

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized rival Rick Santorum's time in the Senate as "not effective" because of his past support for spending on pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote....

Nueva evidencia en el caso sobre el asesinato de Lorenzo González fue entregada hoy a la Policía por la defensa de una de las personas de interés en la investigación.

Nueva evidencia en el caso sobre el asesinato de Lorenzo González fue entregada hoy a la Policía por la defensa de una de las personas de interés en la investigación.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 02:45:48 UTC
Monday, February 6, 2012 08:45:48 PM at epicenter

Depth: 72.90 km (45.30 mi)

14.9006 -93.2303-72900

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 02:45:48 UTC
Monday, February 6, 2012 08:45:48 PM at epicenter

Depth: 72.90 km (45.30 mi)

14.9006 -93.2303-72900

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Many children stayed home Monday while parents demanded more protection at an elementary school where two teachers are suspected of molesting students in class....

En horas de la noche se reportó un incidente violento en el residencial Jardines de Oriente de Humacao. Aún se desconoce el móvil de los hechos.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program....

BEIRUT (AP) -- The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria - now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring....

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 02:34:19 UTC
Monday, February 6, 2012 06:34:19 PM at epicenter

Depth: 12.30 km (7.64 mi)

33.3670 -116.3990-12300

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 02:34:19 UTC
Monday, February 6, 2012 06:34:19 PM at epicenter

Depth: 12.30 km (7.64 mi)

33.3670 -116.3990-12300

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks....

DETROIT (AP) -- People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts....

DENVER (AP) -- Long skeptical of Mitt Romney, tea party activists are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after abandoning hope of finding a nominee they like better....

A Norwegian court concludes that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July, an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can be kept in custody until his trial.

Agentes de la División de Robo del Cuerpo de Investigaciones Criminales de la Región de Caguas, solicitan la ayuda de la ciudadanía para poder identificar a dos sujetos que cometieron robo y secuestro a un joven en las inmediaciones de la cancha de baloncesto de la urbanización Bairoa en Caguas.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score....