President Obama’s visit to Tokyo on Friday will come at a time when relations with Japan are strained.

President Obama hailed the sacrifice and determination of the nation’s military on Wednesday as he delivered a Veterans Day tribute at Arlington National Cemetery.

Messages Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan sent to Anwar al-Awlaki were not expressions of militancy, according to officials.

The recession’s damage often extends to children, who absorb more than their parents are fully aware of.

The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl W. Eikenberry, expressed reservations about deploying additional troops, senior officials said.

Peter W. Galbraith, a former U.S. ambassador, could earn millions as a result of his ties to the Iraqi Kurds and a Norwegian oil company.

At issue is how far the federal government should go to save the lives of 15 people each year who die from eating contaminated raw oysters.

A witness disputed the Army’s initial version of how a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Tex., was brought to an end.

At the center of President Obama’s Afghanistan strategy review is the question of how much leverage the U.S. has over President Hamid Karzai.

An electronic version of the game has proven popular, except with gambling foes.

Dr. Cohen was a pioneer in the field of geriatric psychiatry who helped shift the emphasis in gerontological research from the problems of people as they age to their potential.

Mr. O’Connor was a lawyer whose struggle with Alzheimer’s disease was a large factor in the decision by his wife, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, to retire.

Gay rights groups commended the Mormon church for supporting a Salt Lake City ordinance banning discrimination in housing and at work.

Laboratory tests in which the chimp version of a speech gene was put into human neurons confirmed suspicions that FOXP2 is a maestro of the genome.

On the road’s 83rd anniversary, an “end of the trail” sign was erected at the Santa Monica Pier, a more convenient if not historically accurate terminus.

Former President George W. Bush is starting a new institute to promote his domestic and international priorities.

A lawsuit claims Lockheed Martin used defective coatings on its F-22 Raptor stealth jets.

Representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island and the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence are engaged in a heated battle over provisions of health care legislation.

Four men in stocking caps were in the middle of robbing a college student on Tuesday morning when they saw his military I.D. and returned his money.

Mr. O’Malley was the aviation engineer who pushed the button that launched the rocket that carried John Glenn into orbit in 1962.