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The revised figures released Tuesday provide a rare snapshot of married and unmarried gay couples in the U.S. based on the government count conducted last year, when gay marriage was legal in five states and the District of Columbia.

Joseph Guillotin, Henry Shrapnel and Jules Leotard became immortal — by entering the English language. But when your entire life is reduced to a single definition, the results are sometimes upsetting.

Despite demonstrations at home and increasing pressure from abroad, Syrian President Bashar Assad is giving every indication he plans to stay put and fight. As the standoff continues, there are fears the largely peaceful protest could turn more violent.

The Republican presidential candidate proposes a flat 9 percent income tax, corporate tax and national sales tax. It attracted the attention of Republican voters in Florida's straw poll, where Cain took first place. But economists wonder how well it would work.

When Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced plans to run for president, his wife, Anita, urged him to get out of his "comfort zone." As she hits the trail in Iowa this week, we offer a brief look at her time as a nurse and advocate in the Lone Star State.

In sub-Saharan Africa, where agricultural productivity is lowest and food shortages are most common, "huge volumes of rainwater are lost or never used," says Alain Vidal, director of the Challenge Program on Water and Food, which commissioned the studies.

For many Germans, the debate over the Greek bailout gets at what it means to be German, and what it means to be European.

The day's news includes word of a deadly listeria outbreak tied to Colorado cantaloupes and the capture of fugitive George Wright.

Why would Iran and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "ascribe to such a ridiculous belief that stands in the face of all logic and evidence?" asks an essay in a magazine thought to be produced by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

A young Republicans' event aimed at protesting an affirmative action measure sparked controversy.