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Voters are feeling more positive about the Democratic Party than about the Republicans as the GOP prepares to hand over control of Congress, according to a new NPR poll. Voters are still angry, mostly at Republicans, GOP pollster Glen Bolger says.

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was recovering from brain surgery Thursday at George Washington University Hospital. As official Washington extended good wishes for his recovery, it also puzzled over the effect that his illness may have on control of the Senate.

The San Diego Unified School District is getting a jumpstart on recruiting top-notch teachers for a new kind of high school. The revived Lincoln High School in southeast San Diego will actually house

The Federal Election Commission says Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and two other "527" organizations, broke the law during the 2004 Bush-Kerry race and now must pay fines. The rulings come more than two years after the fact.

South Africa now legally recognizes marriages for its gay and lesbian citizens. The law has drawn strong opposition from several advocacy groups, and many ordinary South Africans remain opposed to such unions.

A veteran San Diego prosecutor says seeking the death penalty for suspected drug cartel leader Francisco Javier Arellano Felix could make Mexico less willing to extradite other criminals to the United States. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has details.

The Food and Drug Administration already requires warning labels on a class of antidepressant drugs known as SSRIs. The labels warn that the drugs could increase the risk of suicidal thoughts in pediatric patients. Now the agency is considering a similar warning for adults.

Participants from around the world are meeting in Iran to discuss whether the Holocaust took place. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who in the past has called the Holocaust a "myth," initiated the conference.

A standoff between the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah has produced huge demonstrations in Beirut. Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people came to the foot of the government headquarters in the capital city, demanding what amounts to veto powers for the opposition. Robert Siegel talks with Washington Post Middle East correspondent Anthony Shadid.

Iran is hosting a two-day conference brings together Holocaust deniers and foes of Israel from around the world. Sparked by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's frequent challenges to the widely held history of the Holocaust, the conference includes former Ku Klux Klan member David Duke, as well as ultra-Orthodox Jews who oppose the Zionist movement that created modern Israel.