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When the Democrat from Southern California announced his retirement earlier this year, he opened up a seat that had been occupied for decades. The top-two vote getters will face off in November.

Epstein's photos and emails have already prompted King Charles to strip his brother Andrew of his title "prince." Now, they've prompted one of Britain's top diplomats — Peter Mandelson — to step down.

The adult contemporary star, who became a reluctant giant of smooth jazz in the 1980s, died on Sunday after a six-year battle with prostate cancer.

Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, was arrested on Friday in Minneapolis on suspicion of criminal sexual misconduct. He was later released and has returned to China.

A day after Democrats suffered big losses in the midterm elections, President Obama held a news conference to describe his plan for moving forward.

Susan Davis asks Illinois Republican Rep. Rodney Davis about security at the U.S. Capitol.

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

The former Communist Party chief in Chongqing was the youngest member of the Politburo and being groomed for the Chinese leadership's inner sanctum when he was arrested in July.

EU elections for parliament take place this weekend. Low turnout could mean parties on the fringe will do disproportionately well.

The handover, only the second orderly transition of power in China under communist rule, began Thursday. Party leaders kicked off a weeklong congress that will end with President Hu Jintao handing power to Xi Jinping. NPR's Shanghai correspondent Frank Langfitt talks about China's new leaders.