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The Italian prime minister has promised to resign now that the nation has passed an austerity package. This time, for the first time, there may be no bouncing back for the canny political survivor.

Seven employees were disciplined. But none were dismissed after, an SEC spokesman tells The Washington Post, their performances "before and since the Madoff events" were considered.

This summer, the former House speaker's campaign seemed to bottom out when most of his staff quit. Now, the 68-year-old finds himself in the top tier of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. He credits his rise in the polls to his "serious, substantive approach" to the issues.

When World War I veterans returned from overseas, they were promised a cash bonus for their service — but they wouldn't get their money until 1945. Then the Great Depression struck. Desperate for relief, in 1932 a group of veterans from Portland, Ore., went to Washington to demand early payment. The protests led to violence — and eventually the GI Bill.

Seafood inspections aren't geared to catch drug residues from fish farms, leaving consumers in the dark on whether dinner contains drugs that could cause antibiotic resistance and cancer. A new study says there's no way to tell how big the problem is, given the lack of oversight.

After a man was shot and killed near the Occupy Oakland encampment, police and local officials are asking protesters to disband.

Activists said 250 people were killed in Syria over the past 11 days. Calls are also increasing for the Arab league to suspend Damascus' membership.

Over 1 million Americans a year work as interns. About half of them are unpaid. Alex Footman was among them, working for the film Black Swan. "This really just seemed like I was just working and wasn't getting paid for it," Footman says. So he is suing for back pay.

In the post-Gadhafi era, Libyans are gathering outside Tripoli's prisons and demanding the release of their relatives, rounded up without warrants and, in their families' view, without reason other than revenge. Officials say it will take time to sort out the prisoners and build a court system.

The past year has seen enormous change and political unrest across the Arab world. But the region's revolutionary wave has largely bypassed Middle East monarchies.