Alcohol plays role in reports involving the Secret Service

One U.S. Secret Service special agent drank too much alcohol and got caught after a minor traffic accident. Another agent got nabbed after driving into a telephone pole. Yet another got arrested after getting stuck in a ditch.

Obama, Putin tiptoe on 'Syrian affair'

In their first meeting following renewed tensions between the U.S. and Russia, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin called Monday for an end to the violence in Syria and said there's still time for diplomacy to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Immigrant decision gets muted reaction

The muted public reaction to President Obama's immigration decision of last week - and Mitt Romney's carefully modulated response to the surprise order - could signal an unexpected shift in what has been one of the country's thorniest political issues.

Peru rebels abduct children for fighting, breeding

Renewed fighting between Peruvian security forces and a remnant faction of the Shining Path guerrillas has brought to light new evidence that the Marxist rebel group is using children as combatants.

White House relents on D.C. school voucher bill

The Obama administration reversed course Monday and agreed to fully implement a controversial school voucher program that provides federal tuition assistance to a limited number of D.C. youths despite historically mixed opinion of the program among city leaders and the White House's own efforts to eliminate it.

Employers take crash course as personal devices overload systems

That iPhone you bring to work to keep busy at the office could be setting up your company for big trouble.

GOP sees roadblock to Keystone pipeline

Capitol Hill Republicans say yet another environmental impact study of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline is unwarranted and nothing more than a stall tactic by the Obama administration that threatens the project.

Border Patrol group calls for Holder's resignation

The National Border Patrol Council, which represents all 17,000 of the agency's nonsupervisory agents, called Monday for the resignation of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for his role in the botched "Fast and Furious" gunrunning operation that resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges

Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.

North answers 'Call of Duty'

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously claimed there are no second acts in American life. He never met Lt. Col. Oliver North.

Pentagon aims to be proactive in countering terror threat in Africa

The U.S. military's new strategy in Africa calls for partnerships with regional governments to disrupt and eventually destroy al Qaeda and its African affiliates, a top Pentagon official said Monday.

Obama pick for Iraq envoy withdraws nomination

The Obama administration's pick to be the next ambassador to Iraq is withdrawing his nomination amid concerns that he engaged in improper behavior while working at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in 2008.

FOP slams Lanier benefits package

On behalf of D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, who recently renegotiated a lucrative 5-year employment contract, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has moved to retroactively strike bans against executive bonuses, longevity and severance pay the Council passed unanimously just three months ago, according to the Fraternal Order of Police.

China staffs space station, leaps ahead in space race

Chinese astronauts successfully docked with and boarded their country's small space station Monday, staffing it for the first time since it was launched last year.

Pentagon: Libyan weapons entering African trouble spots

A breakdown in security in Libya has allowed militants and weapons to flow into other troubled areas in Africa, a top Pentagon official said Monday.

Official: No decision yet on Iranian dissidents

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has not moved any closer to removing an Iranian dissident group from the U.S. list of terror organizations, senior Obama administration officials said on Monday.

Commentary

COBURN: Obama is not doing fine

President Obama's claim that "the private sector is doing fine" is sure to be repeated over and over and over again the next few months. And the White House will continue to argue that the president's comments were taken out of context.

HENRIKSEN: Time for U.S. to rattle the saber

As the United States and five other world powers engage in talks in Moscow with Iran over its production of high-grade uranium, Washington ought to meaningfully deploy the instrument of military power from its oft-cited all-options-on-the-table rhetoric.

JONES: Silly labels, serious consequences

Have you ever shaved while sleeping? Or used a map on a desktop globe to navigate a boat? Perhaps a better question is: Do you really need to be warned against doing either of those things? Chances are, you answered "no" to these questions.

MILLER: Gun ownership up, crime down

Gun-control advocates are noticeably silent when crime rates decline. Their multimillion-dollar lobbying efforts are designed to manufacture mass anxiety that every gun owner is a potential killer. The statistics show otherwise.

EDITORIAL: Just say no to Rio

The private jets are on the tarmac fueling up in time for the Wednesday kickoff of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Pampered United Nations busybodies are gathering at this event whose slogan is "The future we want." A more accurate motto for the confab would be, "The money we want."