President Obama will ask Congress to scrub the corporate tax code of dozens of loopholes and subsidies to reduce the top rate to 28 percent, down from 35 percent, while giving preferences to manufacturers that would set their maximum effective rate at 25 percent, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will reconsider whether affirmative action may be considered when public universities choose which students to admit, revisiting a 2003 decision that allows race as a factor in admission decisions.

Starting with the Michigan and Arizona primaries on Tuesday, Republican front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum will face each other in a series of one-on-one matchups that are likely to determine the direction of the rest of the race for their party’s presidential nomination.

The coalition of groups that backs Prop. 8, California's ban on gay marriage, has asked all the judges of the Ninth Circuit to rehear the case decided by a three-judge panel on Feb. 7. An appeal to the US Supreme Court could still follow.

The U.N. nuclear agency on Wednesday acknowledged its renewed failure in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms, in a statement issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any nation that threatens Iran.

Online resource supports 2012 Mutual theme

An article titled “Translation and Transculturation in the Pacific,” by Lowell Bishop and Bruce Van Orden, part of a collection in the book “Pioneers in the Pacific,” details the struggles of getting the Book of Mormon translated for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia. The Philippines provide a prime example of years-long work.

The Harrisburg Singers and Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill will sponsor the second American Composer’s Choral Festival on Saturday, March 10. The director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Dr. Mack Wilburg, will be conducting the Harrisburg Singers and a combined choir from nine area churches in some of his best-known arrangements and original works. A fifteen piece orchestra ensemble will accompany the massed choir. The concert begins at 7:30 in the evening at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Erastus Snow and Peter Olsen Hansen worked together to produce the first Danish translation of the Book of Mormon for the LDS Church's Scandinavian mission in 1851. This is part of a series on foreign translators of the Book of Mormon.

The LDS Church is taking a tougher stand against the unauthorized submission of the names of Holocaust victims for proxy baptism.

When an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan with a one-two punch in March 2011, Chris Dye began looking for a way to help.

The painting simply vanished. A beautiful oil and canvas painted by the hand of an American master, it was stolen sometime between 1970 and 1985.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wanted to compare his positions on the economy and jobs with those of President Barack Obama and even give a preview of his Friday policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club.

Ann Romney, wife of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, is the latest public figure to join the internet phenomenon that is Pinterest.

Santorum Surging in Largely Overlooked State; Romney to Flesh Out Tax Policy

As Rick Santorum fights off efforts to label him extreme or "ultraconservative" for discussing faith and family on the campaign trail, the White House is taking a new tack against the Republican candidate and his presidential primary rival Mitt Romney -- accusing them both of driving up the deficit in their budget proposals.

On the eve of the last debate before crucial primaries, Republican presidential challengers Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich battled for conservative support by targeting President Barack Obama in increasingly strident attacks Tuesday.

Mitt Romney has always counted on winning the Arizona Republican primary, but a new poll has Rick Santorum closing the gap ahead of Wednesday's GOP debate.

Newt Gingrich has one last debate before Super Tuesday -- the day that could effectively end his presidential hopes if he has a poor showing in the 11 states that vote March 6. (Gingrich is on only 10 of those ballots.)

Harold C. Simmons, a billionaire corporate raider from Texas, pulled out his checkbook on Jan. 13 and gave $100,000 to a super PAC backing Mitt Romney, then donated $5 million more to another PAC stacked with Romney confidants.

'It sounded like a semi-truck and it rattled my windows and it rattled my house'

The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state. They immediately turned on their emergency beacons and began searching for signs of life.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case in which grandparents demanded to visit their grandchildren but the parents intervened. The lack of a decision leaves no clear constitutional standard on the issue.

Every year, more than a thousand National Guard, reserve and active-duty troops coming back from Iraq, Afghanistan or other military duties complain of being denied jobs or otherwise being penalized by employers because of their military obligations.

Graham, who has led the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association since his father's retirement, also repeated earlier remarks linking Obama to Islam through his African ancestry and said the Muslim world saw him as a Muslim

An Illinois lawmaker wants gun owners to shell out extra taxes in order to finance a new grant program for trauma centers, a move firearms advocacy groups say amounts to a "sin tax" on law-abiding hunters and target shooters.

Cilia Ndiaye vividly remembers her parents’ worries that she was suffering in public school because of her Muslim faith. Fellow students, she said, would mock her and tear off her hijab, the head scarf worn for modesty.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has said some pretty provocative things about public education on the campaign trail recently, declaring that it is not the job of government to educate children but rather the responsibility of parents.

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday amid growing speculation that he and his backers in Parliament were seeking to topple Prime Minister Julia Gillard and regain for him the country’s leadership role.

Food and water are running dangerously low in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, with frantic cries for help from residents amid the latest government shelling that has pounded rebel strongholds and killed at least 30 people, activists said.

Thousands protested today the burning of Qurans and other religious texts at a US military base in Afghanistan.

The US Embassy in Kabul has put its staff on lockdown and suspended all travel amid violent protests across the capital over the burning of Korans at Nato's main base in Afghanistan.

After the Great Recession swept through the global economy and crushed the job prospects and financial security of millions of young people, thousands took to the streets in the past year from Cairo and Moscow to Washington and Wall Street to demand a new economic and political order.

The United States has now endured what by some measures is the longest period of war in its history, with more than 6,300 American troops killed and 46,000 wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and the ultimate costs estimated at $3 trillion. Both wars lasted far longer than predicted. The outcomes seem disappointing and uncertain.

Gas prices are up, and it's already prompted Republicans to pass a bill to expand offshore drilling and and force the White House to issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. But the hike in gas prices won't be as steep, or lasting, as some think.

The stock market hit a big milestone Tuesday, as the Dow Jones industrial average hit 13000 for the first time since 2008. The stock market got the final push from strong corporate earnings reports and a Greek bailout deal.

Animal lovers everywhere are sure to appreciate these two delightful details: 1. A penguin visited a nursing home on Wednesday. 2. The penguin’s name is ROAST BEEF.

The Carnival band kicked off according to tradition: Dozens of percussionists struck their bass drums, sending a low rumble like a sustained thunderclap echoing among the skyscrapers of Rio's downtown. Tambourines answered lightly, tinkling over the drummers' resounding call. Dancers responded with a roar, throwing up their hands, feet leaping to the frenetic beat.

A menu of the last lunch served to first-class passengers onboard the Titanic is expected to sell for $157,960 at a UK auction.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the existence of a completely new type of planet

Researchers near Wuda, China, have uncovered a tropical forest that was preserved by ash from a volcanic eruption during the early Permian era.

In three stars far, far away, one of the rarest elements known to man has been spotted, improving our understanding about how heavy elements are created, bolstering evidence that a rare type of supernova may have been responsible for their creation.

Chuck Ford tells his wife often how much he loves her. He likes to hold hands when they walk, cuddle when they watch TV and hug—a lot.

Ear infections, runny noses, colds and hernias are all common ailments among young children. But for Jason and Justin Leider of Elmwood Park, N.J., these were signs of something much more serious.

Dire shortages of two critical cancer drugs — shortfalls that have threatened the lives and care of thousands of patients — should be resolved within weeks, federal drug officials said.

Greg Lippmann, made a star by author Michael Lewis in The Big Short, for making millions on the housing collapse, is now taking the other side of the bet and buying mortgage backed securities. It seems foolish on the surface, but it's actually a shrewd investing opportunity.