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A San Francisco Bay bridge that's among the world's largest self-anchored suspension crossings was put to the test Tuesday, with thousands of commuters traversing its length after it opened six years behind schedule and five times over budget.

The Montana judge who created a national uproar when he sentenced a teacher to 30 days in jail for having sex with a 14-year-old student backed down Tuesday and ordered a new sentencing hearing.

National Security Advisor Susan Rice told NBC News on Tuesday the Obama administration has "no expectation of losing the vote in Congress" on whether to authorize U.S. military action against Syria.

Deriding President Barack Obama as the weakest president "in my adult lifetime," former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called on the White House on Tuesday to fish or cut bait in Syria.

North Carolina this week became the third state to forbid law enforcement from destroying unclaimed firearms and weapons collected in gun buybacks.

North Carolina this week became the third state to forbid law enforcement from destroying unclaimed firearms and weapons collected in gun buybacks.

The man who could be Microsoft’s next CEO doesn’t shy away from a challenge.When Stephen Elop was a college student in the 1980s in Hamilton, Ontario, he was frustrated by the limited data-sharing methods available at the time.

Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, made her first public appearance Tuesday since suffering a seizure in July.She sat in the row behind her husband as he testified Tuesday afternoon at a U.S. Senate hearing on potential military action against Syria.

Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry and heir to the ketchup company fortune, made her first public appearance Tuesday since suffering a seizure in July.She sat in the row behind her husband as he testified Tuesday afternoon at a U.S.

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has released important research about the economy in the past few weeks. Here's a look at some of the key pieces it uncovered about the U.S. economy.