Lindsey Vonn has lost her bid for a second Olympic title, missing a gate and falling in the slalom leg of the super-combined. Best friend and biggest rival Maria Riesch won the event.
President Barack Obama calls on Americans to “answer history’s call” amid the historic economic crisis, proposing a freeze on big chunks of popular spending programs.
The U.S. moves to take charge in Haiti, dispatching thousands of troops along with tons of aid to try to keep order as well as rescue the suffering in a struggling country.
The president pitches health care overhaul in the Mountain West, a region traditionally wary of the federal government, fielding polite but tough questioning of his efforts.
