Ed Henry says there's a burst of nervous energy when he walks into the East Room of the White House for a presidential news conference. 2010 Sep 10, 18:27

The release of American hiker Sarah Shourd has been "canceled," because the judicial process has not been completed, Tehran's public and revolutionary prosecutor Abas Jafari Dolatabadi said Friday, according to the semiofficial Iranian Labour News Agency. 2010 Sep 10, 17:56

An Army paratrooper who risked his life to save fellow soldiers will become the first living service member to receive the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan, the White House said Friday. 2010 Sep 10, 16:40

In a news conference Friday, President Obama acknowledged that bouncing back from the recession has been "painfully slow," but insisted that the economy continues to grow. 2010 Sep 10, 16:02

The Rev. Terry Jones, the leader of a small congregation in Florida, recently announced he would burn copies of the Quran on September 11. A broad spectrum of figures in public life, including President Barack Obama and Gen. David Petraeus, urged him not to.