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Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara died Monday at the age of 93. The architect of the Vietnam War served during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Over the years, he came to regret the decisions that led to the escalation of the war in Vietnam.

The surprising loss of 467,000 jobs in June, far more than expected, is fueling Republican criticism of the Obama administration's stimulus program. After the numbers were announced Thursday, President Obama called the huge job losses sobering. The continuing fallout in the labor market is causing problems in the housing sector, and vice versa.

President Obama said Thursday he is "deeply concerned" about unemployment. The remarks to The Associated Press came after the Labor Department said U.S. businesses shed 467,000 jobs in June and that the unemployment rate increased to 9.5 percent.

For the first time in six years, Baghdad and other Iraqi cities are almost completely free of U.S. combat troops. Iraq's government declared a national holiday to celebrate the occasion, but a deadly car bomb in the city of Kirkuk provided a grim reminder of the challenges ahead.

As health care becomes more and more complicated, some people are turning to patient advocates to help them get through the system. Advocates help coordinate care, accompany patients to doctors' appointments and help negotiate the increasingly complex world of medicine.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race. Victor Bolden, the head of the Corporation Counsel in New Haven, discusses the ruling.

In the fourth formal news conference of his presidency, President Obama said he was "appalled and outraged" by Iran's violent reaction to protests, but he resisted describing potential consequences for the regime's actions. Obama also talked about the cost of health care reform and the role of a public insurance plan.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Arizona school officials violated a 13-year-old girl's constitutional rights when they strip-searched her, looking for drugs. In another case, the court ruled the constitution requires lab analysts whose reports are entered into evidence against a defendant to appear in court and be cross-examined.

The tumult of Iran's presidential election is just the most visible part of a power struggle with deep roots in the country's theocratic government. Here's a look at the inner circles of Iranian political power.

When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford announced this week he'd had an extramarital affair, he joined several other high-profile politicians admitting infidelities, including Eliot Spitzer, John Ensign, David Vitter and John Edwards.