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Armed militants attacked the Serena Hotel in Kabul on Monday, killing eight people. Now the Taliban is threatening more violence against Westerners. Lisa Gans is waiting to "crack" following a close encounter with the explosion.

A group of undecided voters in New Hampshire work their way toward being decided. New Hampshire holds the nation's first presidential primary Jan. 8. The voters were paying attention to ABC News and Facebook debates over the weekend.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has reported a "cocaine shortage," crediting law enforcement in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. The truth is far more complex,

Parliamentary elections looked headed for a delay of several weeks despite a call from supporters of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and other politicians that they go ahead as scheduled on Jan. 8. Meanwhile, a newly released video of Bhutto's assassination raises doubts about the official explanation of her death.

Sunday's presidential election in Kenya is causing tensions between the country's two largest ethnic groups. NPR's Gwen Tompkins in Eldoret, Kenya, discusses the disputed results.

Iowans wouldn't let the bitter cold keep them from caucuses: Their attendance blew past previous turnout levels. The spike in attendance is due in part to a race that doesn't include an incumbent. A couple in Des Moines gives an inside look into the caucuses.

The FBI launches a new effort to crack a case from 1971, when hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Seattle-bound plane, after extorting $200,000. An FBI agent, who was only 4 when Cooper jumped, hopes new DNA evidence and tips from the public will track down the mystery man.

We've barely had time to interpret the results of last week's Iowa caucuses, and now it's New Hampshire's turn. What statement — if any — will the voters in the "Live Free or Die" state make Tuesday? How will the independents vote? What will the results mean for the winners — and for the losers? And where do the candidates go from here?

The race is crucial for Hillary Clinton and John McCain. In last-minute campaigning, Clinton struggled to avoid a highly damaging second straight defeat in the Democratic presidential race. Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney fought hard for victory in New Hampshire, where neither could afford to lose.

Bank of America Corp. agrees to buy Countrywide Financial for $4 billion, a deal that rescues the country's largest mortgage lender. It comes just months after Bank of America plugged $2 billion in Countrywide during the height of the summer's global credit crunch.