Frances R. Catanio

Daily Briefing The NRA responds to Sandy Hook, a Benghazi report blames systemic failure, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Alabama hostage standoff ends, Iran's Ahmadinejad makes historic visit to Egypt, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing India shuts roads and metro stations after protests, a GOP senator is arrested, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

feature Officials ban Syria's globe-trotting first lady from continental Europe in an attempt to pressure the relentless regime to quit its brutal crackdown

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Inauguration day kicks off, the 49ers and Ravens head to the Super Bowl, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Obama pitches his fiscal plan to workers, Morsi gives the Egyptian army power to arrest, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Mitt Romney returns, Obama pushes clean fuel, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Samantha Rollins Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Brennan heads to hearing for CIA post, Boy Scouts delay decision on gay ban, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Obama visits tornado-ravaged Oklahoma, Tony Kanaan wins the Indy 500, and more

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

feature Young Malala Yousafzai began to rail against the Taliban's ban on girls' education when she was just 11. Just this week, she survived an assassination attempt

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Oscar Pistorius is released on bail, giant goldfish are discovered in Lake Tahoe, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Samantha Rollins Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Scott Brown opts out, Iran's space-monkey stunt may be a hoax, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Samantha Rollins Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Egypt's Morsi rolls back his power decree, Marquez knocks out Pacquiao, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Egypt's high court shuts down indefinitely, Boehner says fiscal deal is "nowhere," and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Rubio rejects Obama's immigration plan, Russia cleans up after meteor explosion, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

feature A new study forecasts that the Beaver State could be rattled by a massive earthquake as powerful as Japan's devastating 2011 temblor

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing Snow blankets parts of New England, the Indian rape victim is cremated, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing A court rules recess appointments unconstitutional, new home sales decline, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Samantha Rollins Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing LAPD widens manhunt for suspected cop-killer, a storm descends on the Northeast, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

feature The follow-up to the blockbuster first film promises even more epic drama

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15

Daily Briefing The State Department gets a shake-up, South Korea elects its first female president, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

By Frances R. Catanio Last updated 8 January 15