Is President Obama's Charm Offensive Working? House GOP Members Give Him A Standing Ovation!

Republican sources told ABC News' Jon Karl that President Obama got standing ovations at the beginning and end of his meeting Wednesday with House Republicans on Capitol Hill — his first s Read More

WATCH: Mississippi Lawmakers Pass 'Anti-Bloomberg' Bill, Banning Govt. Food Police Laws

The governor of the nation's fattest state is expected to sign what's being called the anti-Bloomberg bill. Mississippi has the highest obesity rate (one in three adults) of an Read More

Pope Francis Is Known For Simplicity And Humility

In unadorned white robes, the first pope from the Americas sets a tone of simplicity and pastoral humility in a church desperate to move past the tarnished era of abuse scandals and internal Vatican u Read More

Google Fined for Street View Privacy Breach

Google has agreed to pay a $7 million fine after a three year investigation by a coalition of state attorneys general found the search giant's Street View vehicles had collected private data from Read More

New York City Dog Swallows 100-Plus Pennies

A Jack Russell terrier is recovering in New York City after swallowing more than 111 pennies. Read More

Intel Heads Now Fear Cyber Attack More Than Terror

America's biggest national security threat could come not from bullets or bombs in a terrorist attack, but from a computer keyboard. That's the assessment of a cadre of the nation's top Read More

NEW POPE Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. Read More

WATCH: What You 'Like' on Facebook Could Reveal More Than Your Love of the 'Skins

New research may have you watching what you “like” online. A study from the University of Cambridge in England says that Facebook likes can reveal a lot about your personal information. Read More

H&R Block Filing Snafu Delays 600K Tax Returns

A filing error by America's biggest tax preparation firm, H&R Block, could delay about 600,000 returns for up to six weeks. Many of them are for students who need the tax receipt to apply fo Read More

NEW STUDY: Even If You Get Fat In The Process, You're Still Better Off Quitting Smoking

Medical experts have long expressed the health risks that come with smoking as well as with weight gain. But what if you gain weight after kicking your smoking habit? For some, th... Read More