McDonnell wins Virginia governorship for GOP (AP)

Obama turns attention to energy in key states (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says his administration will open a large swath in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration and development, fending off criticism that his policies have...

Secret hostage rescue played out as Obama spoke (AP)
AP - The secret was still intact when President Barack Obama, entering the House chamber Tuesday evening to deliver his State of the Union speech, pointed at his Pentagon chief and said,...

US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane (AP)
AP - U.S. Special Forces troops flew into Somalia on a nighttime helicopter raid early Wednesday, freed an American and a Danish hostage and killed nine of the kidnappers in a mission that...

Obama: US must reclaim values of fairness for all (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama is pledging an economic revival that will work for everyone and not just the rich, declaring that "the defining issue of our time" is the endangered promise of the...

Obama to take on economy in State of the Union (AP)
AP - Addressing a divided nation amid a determined GOP campaign to take his job, President Barack Obama is preparing to issue a populist cry for economic fairness as he aims to corral the...