New pope revives question: What is a 'Latino?'

New pope revives question: What is a 'Latino?'
Rove: 'I could' imagine next GOP nominee supporting gay marriage
NY Mayor Bloomberg predicts success for expanded gun checks
Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon's knife
Head of Western-backed Syria rebel coalition quits
Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death
Iran denies link to group arrested in Saudi Arabia
Shinseki says VA on target for ending claims backlog
Winning $338M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in N.J.
Kerry in Iraq to press on Iran flights to Syria
Midwest sees spring transform into winter weather
Israeli military responds to fire from Syria
Toenail clippings to measure toxic exposure in NJ
Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback
Analysis: Obama's climate agenda may face setbacks in federal court
A diplomatic star is born in Chinese first lady
Arab League gives Syrian seat to opposition
Court: Can drug companies pay to delay generics?
North Korea training teams of 'cyber warriors,' expert say

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:13 AM PDT

He is being hailed with pride and wonder as the "first Latino pope," a native Spanish speaker born and raised in the South American nation of Argentina. But for some Latinos in the United States, there's a catch: Pope Francis' parents were born in Italy.

Rove: 'I could' imagine next GOP nominee supporting gay marriage

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Fox News contributor and former Bush deputy chief of staff Karl Rove said this morning on "This Week" that he can imagine the next Republican nominee for the White House supporting gay marriage. "I could," Rove said on the "This Week" roundtable. Rove's comments came...

NY Mayor Bloomberg predicts success for expanded gun checks

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:32 AM PDT

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg predicted on Sunday that pressure from the American public would eventually force the Congress to expand background checks for gun buyers, even though the measure faces an uncertain fate in the Senate. As Bloomberg launched a $12 million national advertising campaign aimed at prodding members of the Senate to support expanded background checks, he said the measure's widespread popularity would trump gun-rights groups like the powerful National Rifle Association that oppose it. ...

Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon's knife

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 09:35 AM PDT

Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels.Heart care is in the midst of ...

Head of Western-backed Syria rebel coalition quits

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:21 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Western-backed Syrian opposition coalition resigned Sunday, citing what he called the lack of international support for those seeking to topple President Bashar Assad.

Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:08 AM PDT

British police said Sunday they have no evidence to suggest third-party involvement in the death of Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian tycoon who went from Kremlin kingmaker to fiery critic.With ...

Iran denies link to group arrested in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:41 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry said the country was not linked to a group of alleged spies arrested in Saudi Arabia, Iranian media reported on Sunday. Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it had detained an Iranian, a Lebanese, and 16 Saudis for spying.

Shinseki says VA on target for ending claims backlog

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 09:58 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Although the number of pending veterans' disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday said he's committed to ending the backlog in 2015 by replacing paper with electronic records.

Winning $338M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in N.J.

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:57 AM PDT

A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing for the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said.

Kerry in Iraq to press on Iran flights to Syria

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:05 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Iraq's leaders on an unannounced visit to Baghdad to halt Iranian overflights of weapons and fighters heading to Syria ...

Midwest sees spring transform into winter weather

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:24 AM PDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm tracks mostly along Interstate 70, bringing heavy snow and high winds.

Israeli military responds to fire from Syria

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:18 AM PDT

Israel's army said it fired a guided missile into Syria on Sunday, destroying a military post after gunfire flew across the border ...

Toenail clippings to measure toxic exposure in NJ

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:09 AM PDT

The neighborhood looks exceedingly normal: single-family homes and apartment buildings packed together, dogs barking from postage-stamp-size lawns, parents hustling down narrow sidewalks to fetch their ...

Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:49 AM PDT

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants. But judging by the lackluster crowd at the airport to greet him, his biggest challenge could be his waning popularity.

Analysis: Obama's climate agenda may face setbacks in federal court

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:08 AM PDT

The president's plan to use federal agencies, and the EPA in particular, to drive his second-term climate change agenda might be in peril ...

A diplomatic star is born in Chinese first lady

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:37 AM PDT

Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as Chinese diplomacy's latest star, cutting a very different profile from her staid predecessors ...

Arab League gives Syrian seat to opposition

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:08 AM PDT

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, senior Arab diplomats said Sunday that they will transfer Syria's seat in their main regional group to opposition forces.

Court: Can drug companies pay to delay generics?

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:17 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs. They argue these deals deny American consumers, usually for years, steep price declines that can top 90 percent.

North Korea training teams of 'cyber warriors,' expert say

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:19 PM PDT

Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus remains fixed on North Korea....