A Democrat-backed measure asking for a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq was defeated by Senate Republicans this morning in Congress.

Brook Larmer's new book, "Operation Yao Ming," details how East met West in the star basketball player Yao Ming.

Today is the long-awaited day for seniors to begin enrolling in the government's new Medicare prescription drug benefit.

The Charles River Conservancy held an event on the Weeks Bridge along the Charles River with singing by the Revels.

John Kerry speaks on the recently approved Senate measure on an Iraq exit strategy.