Romney poised to win Nevada caucuses
Mitt Romney has a chance on Saturday to do what no Republican presidential candidate has done so far this cycle: win two contests back to back.

Martin: Why don't candidates see poor?
In the 1,257 GOP debates we have had to sit through, poverty and the poor have rarely come up, so it was no surprise that Mitt Romney would be dismissive of them in an interview this week with CNN's Soledad O'Brien.

2nd teacher at L.A. school arrested
Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said.

Police: Suspect on run kills Ala. officer
An Alabama robbery suspect fatally stabbed a police officer in jail, escaped in a stolen patrol car and wounded another officer before he was killed, authorities said Friday.

WikiLeaks: Soldier faces court martial
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who is suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, will be court martialed on charges that could lead to a sentence of life in prison, the Army said Friday in a statement.

Lance Armstrong doping case dropped
Federal prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation into alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs by champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges.

Police arrest 4 at Occupy DC camp
U.S. Park Police in riot gear entered the Occupy DC camp in McPherson Square in downtown Washington early Saturday.

Floods strand thousands in Australia
Heavy rains left thousands stranded in eastern Australia on Saturday as authorities warned of more flooding and urged several communities to flee to higher ground.

Komen restores Parenthood funding
The foundation reversed its decision after a deluge of opposition, including pressure from lawmakers.

Opinion: Women's care not just breasts
If you travel to the island of Delos in Greece, you might be surprised to visit ruins dominated by statues of gigantic stone penises. Even in its ancient, mythological context, it's jarring to see such a disembodied representation of the human form. Women, of course, are perhaps a bit more accustomed than men to being reduced to a collection of body parts. Even so, it was startling to hear earlier this week that one of America's largest and wealthiest advocates of women's health appears to be fixated on breasts, rather than on the women to whom they are attached.