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In an impassioned speech Thursday that aimed to rally the support of the nation's young people, the president recalled the struggles for civil rights and women's voting rights in pressing for an overhaul of the nation's health care system.

Reversing a major Bush administration initiative, President Obama abandoned plans Thursday to deploy a controversial U.S. missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic. A look at the system, the decision and what it could mean for U.S. relations and national security.

The Czech prime minister says President Obama has told him that the U.S. is abandoning plans to put a missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland. Czech Premier Jan Fischer told reporters in Prague on Thursday that Obama phoned him to say that Washington has decided to scrap the plan that had deeply angered Russia.

How can businesses be more socially responsible, and increase profitability at the same time? We speak to participants from a USD conference on "Increasing Market Share through Social Branding."

Companies are increasingly concerned about data leaks caused by employee misuse of e-mails, blogs, social networks and text messages. We speak with two experts about what companies are looking for and how the recession is affecting data leaks.

President Obama said Wednesday that there is no "immediate decision pending" on sending another new wave of U.S. troops to Afghanistan, but Congress is already bracing for the move

Suspects arrested in last week's raid on medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego are expected to make their first court appearance today. San Diego has developed a reputation as a place that's not friendly to the legal sale of marijuana. The crackdown on 14 local dispensaries has been called yet another example of the county's hard-line approach. But was it?

Illicit or unsavory sex committed by public political figures is not a modern or strictly American phenomenon. But there’s something about what’s going on with U.S. politicians recently that feels more disturbing than simply caving into carnal temptations.

A much-anticipated request for more troops in Afghanistan, expected to come in the next few weeks, has created anxiety on Capitol Hill and comes at a difficult time for the Obama administration amid the tussle over health care. Lawmakers are getting increasingly nervous, but are unlikely to block a request for more troops.

Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni talks about his battle with food in his new book "Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater."