White House rejects debt-ceiling move

The White House flatly rejected Saturday the proposal for President Obama to bypass Congress in raising the nation's borrowing limit, a day after the Senate's top Democrats urged Mr. Obama to take that step.

Oracle says Java flaw will be fixed 'shortly'

Oracle Corp. says it will soon fix a flaw in its Java software that caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels

The battle to retake Mali's north from the al Qaeda-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed to the country and began aerial bombardments to drive back the Islamic extremists.

Obama: Sorry, no Death Star for you

While conceding its potential contributions to job creation and defense against intergalactic threats, the Obama administration officially announced this week that a U.S. Death Star "is not on the horizon."

NHL lockout over; Capitals schedule released

The NHL lockout is over. After 119 days, it finally came to an end Saturday night as the league and NHL Players' Association signed the memorandum of understanding.

Ravens top Broncos in double OT 38-35

No matter where his season or his career might end, Joe Flacco will always have The Fling. And Peyton Manning will always have to live with that throw he made, too.

49ers' Kaepernick sets QB playoff rushing record

Colin Kaepernick has set an NFL record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a playoff game.

Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit, dies in N.Y.

Authorities say a co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead.

Deal saves Wonder Bread; Twinkies still in limbo

Bankrupt bakery giant Hostess Brands Inc. has announced a tentative agreement to sell its Wonder Bread brand to archrival Flower Foods Inc., maker of Tastykakes, while it continues to seek a buyer for its iconic snack line of Twinkies, Devil Dogs and Ho Hos, among others.

Report: Armstrong to confess doping to Oprah

Disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong is poised to admit he took performance-enhancing drugs during a career that included seven Tour de France victories, according to a published report.

Obama: Time to come home from Afghanistan

A day after meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House, President Obama used his weekly radio address to highlight the progress made in the fight against terrorists there and make the case it is time for the U.S. involvement to end.

Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters

Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week.

French commando killed in raid to free hostage in Somalia

A French commando raid in Somalia to free a captive intelligence agent ended in the deaths of 17 Islamists and a French soldier. France said the hostage also died in the failed rescue, but the man's captors denied he had been killed and claimed Saturday to have seized a second soldier.

George P. Bush weighing run in Texas

George Prescott Bush is gearing up to run for a little-known but powerful office in a state where his family already is a political dynasty and where his Hispanic roots could help extend a stranglehold on power Republicans have enjoyed for two decades.

Commentary

LYONS: The key Benghazi questions still unanswered

We now have the so-called Independent Accountability Review Board report on the Sept. 11 attack on our Benghazi special mission compound.

HARRIS AND BALL: 2012 probably not the hottest on record, after all

Last summer's headlines blared, "Hottest July in the history of the United States." The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said so, so it must be true.

GRADO: Effective unemployment among young people: 16.3 percent

It is a little-known fact that in the 2012 election, 18- to 29-year-olds, who turned out in even greater numbers than in the youth-driven 2008 election, shifted a whopping 11 points away from President Obama, making millennials the single-largest swing demographic.