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Afghanistan's election commission has canceled Saturday's presidential runoff and proclaimed President Hamid Karzai victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot. Independent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Lodin announced Karzai as the victor during a news conference in Kabul on Monday.

In an NPR interview, former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah says it was "a painful decision" to abandon the fraud-marred election in advance of a scheduled runoff vote.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case testing whether some mutual funds are charging excessive fees. Some 90 million Americans invest in retail mutual funds. While the fees charged by these funds may sound small percentage-wise, they add up to big money.

A former Florida state House speaker, Rubio is challenging former Gov. Charlie Crist for the Republican nomination in next year's Senate race. Rubio is confident and gifted on the stump, but some local GOP officials worry his message is too extreme to attract moderate voters.

A new poll shows just 40 percent of voters in Pennsylvania believe the president is doing a good or excellent job, versus 59 percent who grade his performance as fair or poor. Among independents, his approval rating is even lower. Photo: A 2008 rally in Pa.

Black and Latino students consistently have lower test scores and attendance rates than their white counterparts. Placing struggling students in remedial classes has been a standard way to deal with the issue, but this method is coming under fire.

Should San Diego officials be focused on rebuilding the downtown library when the city is facing a $200 million budget deficit? The editors give you the pros and cons of rebuilding the aging main library, and talk about the battle among city councilmembers over the plan.

Chris Rock Tries to Answer His Daughter's Question About "Good Hair"

The de facto leader of Honduras has agreed to sign a deal to end the country's months-long political stalemate and form a power-sharing government with ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

A pharmaceutical giant has opened a new biotechnology center in San Diego.