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A tropical storm in May? How unusual is Alberto?Tropical storm Alberto is packing 40 m.p.h. winds while riding the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, but it should dissipate and perhaps end up as rain in New England. It's not the earliest tropical storm on record.
Obama's Cory Booker problem: allies undercut anti-Bain messageCory Booker, Newark's charismatic mayor, back-tracked on his defense of Mitt Romney's company, Bain, but only part-way. Other Obama supporters are muddying his message on private equity, too.
NBA playoffs: One series settled, others still up for grabs in weekend actionNBA playoffs: San Antonio is through to the Western Conference finals, awaiting the Thunder-Lakers winner. In the East, it's going to take a little longer between the Heat and Pacers and Celtics and Sixers.
US to Pakistan: reopen supply route and we can leave Afghanistan fasterThe US and Pakistan have been unsuccessfully negotiating on reopening Pakistan’s border to NATO supply convoys for the Afghanistan campaign. The issue has been contentious at the NATO summit in Chicago.
Tropical Storm Alberto expected not to make landfallOn its current track, Alberto is expected to stay offshore of the Carolinas and Georgia coast.
Postcard from NATO summit: What are all these people doing in Chicago?A chance encounter with a young Chicagoan forces a Monitor reporter to sum up – in about three sentences – all the hoo-ha in the Windy City over the NATO summit.
Why aren't more conservatives donating to Mitt Romney?Mitt Romney raised $40 million last month. But an analysis of Romney's fundraising shows that many wealthy conservatives, who backed rivals Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, aren't donating to Romney's campaign.
John Edwards trial jury deliberations continue MondayThe jury of eight men and four women will resume their deliberations in the campaign finance case against the former Democratic presidential contender.
Obama and the NATO General: Different views on AfghanistanAt the NATO summit in Chicago, President Obama emphasized the coming end of the war. But Marine Gen. John Allen, the NATO Commander in Afghanistan, said US troops will be fighting there through 2014.
Cory Booker 'very uncomfortable' with Obama's attack on RomneyNewark Mayor Cory Booker is a campaign surrogate for Barack Obama and a rising Democratic star. But he finds himself ‘very uncomfortable’ with Obama’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s business record.
At NATO summit on Afghanistan, few women's voices heardAfghan women and international rights advocates are growing increasingly concerned that a decade-long focus on expanding Afghan women’s rights will go when US and NATO forces leave.
Ron Paul 'bloodless coup' in Minnesota takes most delegates. Now what?Ron Paul won 12 of 13 delegates in Minnesota's state GOP convention. If Mitt Romney has the nomination all but tied up and Paul has effectively ended his campaign, why continue the fight?
Cover StoryUS prison inmates returning to society: How will they be received?States, eager to save money and adopt alternatives to incarceration, release inmates in record numbers. Is society ready for the surge?
Solar eclipse: How to safely watch this evening's 'ring of fire'During this evening's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse, what should be a spectacular display will be seen across much of the American West. Here's how to watch it safely.
Chen Guangcheng: What's ahead for Chinese dissident now in the US?Now that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has reached the United States, both Beijing and Washington are hoping to put what could have been a tense diplomatic situation behind them.
Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cuttingConfronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.
FocusNATO summit: Who will foot the bill for long-term Afghanistan security?A war-weary US faces off with wary NATO allies in Chicago about money and support for Afghanistan after US combat troops withdraw in 2014. Don't expect any "Mission Accomplished" speeches.
FocusNATO summit: Why US, allies don't just call it quits in AfghanistanAl Qaeda, oil, and Pakistan, a trifecta of troublesome issues, make the US withdrawal from Afghanistan far more complicated than it was in Iraq.
- FocusNATO summit: Why US, allies don't just call it quits in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda, oil, and Pakistan, a trifecta of troublesome issues, make the US withdrawal from Afghanistan far more complicated than it was in Iraq.
Chen Guangcheng comes to the US, but what about other dissidents?Chen Guangcheng’s flight to New York Saturday marks a major step in difficult and delicate negotiations between Beijing and Washington. But it also spotlights the difficulty other activists face under a government regime and a system of local authority many view as repressive.
