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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, submitted a report Monday assessing progress in the war there, saying the situation remains "serious," but that "success is achievable." The report did not address the issue of whether more U.S. troops were needed in Afghanistan.

Sen. Edward Kennedy's body was flown from Boston to Washington, D.C., Saturday afternoon for burial across the Potomac River in Arlington National Cemetery.

Preliminary results form last week's Afghan presidential elections show incumbent Hamid Karzai and his main challenger with roughly 40 percent each of the votes counted so far. There will be a runoff if neither candidate gets 50 percent of the vote.

America — its presidents, its senators, its people — said a final goodbye to Sen. Edward Kennedy on Saturday. Mourners braved a downpour to attend the funeral Mass for the late senator at Boston's Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Basilica.

Comcast announced Thursday a deal to become majority owner of NBC Universal. The deal gives Comcast control of NBC, the Spanish-language Telemundo and about two dozen cable channels.

A few years before her death, Barack Obama's mother completed her doctoral dissertation. Nearly two decades later, S. Ann Dunham's fieldwork has been published — a fulfillment of her dream, courtesy of her daughter.

An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months said he is grateful to be alive after setting foot on dry land.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told Congress Tuesday that he's confident he now has both the strategy and resources he needs in Afghanistan. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, initially wary of a troop increase coming before a crackdown on corruption, said he's satisfied that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has expressed the right intentions.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faced tough questions from the Senate Banking Committee about the Fed's failures leading up to the financial crisis and the role it played in the bailout of Wall Street firms. While Bernanke is ultimately expected to be reconfirmed, the hearing may influence the Fed's future role in an overhauled financial system.

President Obama said Monday the government was doing everything in its power to keep the traveling public safe. Obama was making his first live public statement since a failed attempt to blow up a U.S. jetliner on Christmas Day.