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Obama raises $45 million in February

Posted: 6:24 AM President Barack Obama raised $45 million for his re-election campaign, the Democratic Party and other campaign funds in February, bringing his total to about $300 million for this election cycle.

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India arrests priest on US molestation charge

Posted: 6:08 AM Indian police say they have arrested a Catholic priest wanted in the United States on charges of sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner in Minnesota.

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GOP voters' passion uneven for Romney, Santorum

Posted: 6:04 AM Mitt Romney may lead in delegates and Rick Santorum might have momentum, but neither of the two leading Republican presidential candidates is having an easy time exciting even his own voters.

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US Census covering Great Depression to be released

Posted: 5:56 AM The U.S. government is releasing the 1940 census online for the first time, information that documents when millions of Americans were experiencing mass unemployment and social upheaval.

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Purported US citizen released to UN in Iraq

Posted: 8:57 PM The United Nations mission in Iraq says it has taken custody of a man whom two Shiite lawmakers described as a U.S. citizen who was held captive by an Iraqi militia.

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Dharun Ravi Verdict: Guilty of bias, invading privacy

Posted: 2:48 PM A jury has found Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student accused of spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi, guilty of some bias intimidation charges, as well as charges of invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence.

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Gingrich: 176K donors want me to stay in race

Posted: 1:31 PM Newt Gingrich has been battling calls for him to drop out of the Republican presidential race, after losing both the Mississippi and Alabama primaries Tuesday.

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For Ron Paul, winning isn't everything

Posted: 1:27 PM At this point, it's clear that Texas Rep. Ron Paul is most likely not going to be the next president of the United States.

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Paterno Stadium? Polled voters favor name change

Posted: 1:23 PM A new poll released Friday shows Pennsylvania's registered voters favor renaming Penn State's football stadium in honor of longtime coach Joe Paterno, who died in January.

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Crystal Cathedral has a new owner, no Schullers

Posted: 11:48 AM One of America's most recognizable megachurches has changed hands. California's Crystal Cathedral, founded by televangelist Robert Schuller, has a new owner and a new identity.

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Titanic museums to mark anniversary of sinking

Posted: 10:29 AM Titanic museums in the Smoky Mountains and Branson, Mo., are marking the Titanic centennial by sponsoring a Coast Guard cutter to take 1.5 million rose petals to the north Atlantic site where the ship sank.

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Apple fans snap up new iPad on 1st day

Posted: 8:44 AM The new iPad has arrived in the U.S. Stores along the East Coast have begun selling Apple's latest tablet computer. It's going on sale at 8 a.m. local time Friday in the U.S. and nine other countries.

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German court orders Nazi-seized art returned

Posted: 6:21 AM Germany's top federal appeals court has ruled that a Berlin museum must return to a Jewish man from Florida thousands of rare posters that were seized from his father by the Nazis.

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Obama strings 5 fundraisers in 2 cities in 1 day

Posted: 6:19 AM President Barack Obama is embarking on a concentrated one-day fundraising trip, with a stop in his hometown of Chicago and another in Atlanta for a big-draw event with film producer Tyler Perry and performer Cee Lo Green.

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