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President Obama addressed the UN General Assembly today, promising the US will stay engaged in the Middle East for the rest of his term. We hear conflicting reactions.

Authorities in Kenya say the assault on Nairobi's Westgate shopping center is over after three days of terror for civilians who'd been going about routine business.

Will there be action to counter recent shootings in Chicago and at the Washington Naval yard or are multiple shootings coming to be accepted as part of America's routine?

Five years after the Great Recession began, our big banks are bigger than ever. Are they still "too big to fail?" Would undue risk-taking mean another taxpayer bailout?

"Common Core" is the school curriculum designed to prepare every child for college and a job in the global economy. But backlash is growing -- from the Left to the Right.

Diplomacy has ended the US threat of force against Syria, at least for now, but requires Bashar al-Assad to destroy his chemical weapons more quickly than ever before.

Tea Party Republicans are challenging not just Obamacare but their own leaders on Capitol Hill. Can they shut down the government? Refuse to let Washington pay its bills?

America's income inequality is the most extreme in the industrialized world — and likely to get more so even after economic recovery. 

The US will test the seriousness of Russia's plan to put Syria's chemical arsenal under international control. How difficult will that task be?

President Obama says the threat of force brought the Russians and Syrians to the bargaining table. We look at the many questions that still remain.