BARACK OBAMA

Asian stock markets reported their best weekly gains in two months this week as investor sentiment turned positive on signs of an improvement in global manufacturing, while expectations that U.S. lawmakers will soon arrive at a consensus to avoid the "fiscal cliff” also lifted market sentiment.

Despite his resignation after a sex scandal, many pundits believe former CIA director David Petraeus is still the best choice for CIA boss.

A 10-year-old San Diego girl received from President Obama a response to the letter she sent him thanking him for his stance on gay marriage.

What's next for Jesse Jackson Jr.? A continued federal investigation. For his vacant seat? Another election.

Despite the typical platitudes, holiday speeches by the president and the top female GOP lawmaker illustrate their differences.

Ambassador Susan Rice spoke out for the first time Wednesday to defend her early account of the Benghazi attack, saying she based it on the initial intelligence assessments.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fell asleep during Obama's historic speech in Myanmar.

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton announced a cease-fire agreement from Cairo, as fighting continued in Gaza and a bus exploded in Israel.

Republicans still want to repeal Obamacare, and this time they are approaching the issue through the fiscal cliff negotiations.

PETA finds the turkey pardon to be cruel to the animals, who the group says, don't deserve to be slaughtered.

The Republican senator said he's surprised, and frustrated, that the intelligence community itself was responsible for deleting references to Al Qaeda from a document on the Benghazi attacks.

The high court is about to meet to choose which of several same-sex marriage cases it will hear.

Israeli air strikes and Palestinian rocket fire continued Tuesday night as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Jerusalem.

Move over McKayla Maroney, President Barack Obama is the new face of "not impressed!"

The Obama administration begins the process of rolling out its signature health care law, with rules for insurance companies.

Even without standard-bearers Allen West and Joe Walsh, the tea party's still very much alive and kicking.

The ASEAN Summit ended with little mention of territorial disputes. Leaders were far more concerned about keeping trade alive.

The defeated presidential candidate was spotted by Reddit and Twitter users recently in California. No longer protected by the Secret Service, he was alone -- and a little disheveled.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hastily departed to the Middle East Tuesday from her Asia tour with President Barack Obama attending the East Asia Summit in Cambodia, to join efforts to broker truce between Israel and Palestinian militants.

U.S. President Barack Obama, in his first meeting with China’s outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao since the presidential election, overlooked the maritime disputes between the Southeast and East Asian nations and instead laid the emphasis on establishing clear rules for trade and investment between the U.S. and China.

Asian stock markets mostly advanced Tuesday as sentiment turned positive overnight on hopes that U.S. lawmakers will soon arrive at a consensus to avoid the "fiscal cliff.”