The federal government today released a spreadsheet of medical care costs that shows huge disparities in costs, even within the same geographical area.

There wasn't much that anybody could have done.

The prison at Guantanamo Bay houses 166 prisoners. Of those, 86 have been cleared for release, but the U.S. government has refused to do so. And now, more than 100 are participating in a hunger strike in protest of their treatment.

President Barack Obama, speaking about the ongoing revolt in Syria and the allegations that the government has used chemical weapons, said the U.S. will gather facts before acting.

President Barack Obama, addressing the media today, has raised an issue Congress previously rejected: closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

The process is this: Corporations, trade associations, governments, individuals and tons of other groups write up press releases about themselves. Then they send those to journalists. Then journalists put them into their publications. Then you, the reader, catches them and quits reading crappy journalism.

Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15, killing at least two and injuring at least 170. See today's top headlines here.

Most media reports about North Korea use terms like "posturing" and "threats." But how much of the country's suddenly aggressive rhetoric is posturing, and how much can it back up?

North Korea has released a new video threatening to attack the United States, including Colorado Springs, with missiles. But its aim looks to be a little off.

Thousands of people across the world hit the streets in celebration after the death of Margaret Thatcher early April 8. As adoring eulogies rang out from leaders and the media, including President Barack Obama, general opinion was sometimes quite different.