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The reader-produced encyclopedia isn't considered a reliable source in many college classrooms. But now, it's trying something new: It's partnering with students from top public policy programs to help write more entries.

When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that his top priority was seeing that President Obama was a one-term president, Democrats pounced. So it's not surprising that when President Obama suggested Republicans were "our enemies," the GOP parried. House Minority Leader John Boehner -- who many believe will be the next Speaker of the House -- is pushing back hard, saying where the president sees enemies, he sees patriots.

The president will use Tuesday night's nationally televised speech on Afghanistan policy to reiterate "that this is not an open-ended commitment," a White House spokesman said Monday.

The blueprint released by a group of governors and school superintendents lays out what students should be learning in math and English every year from kindergarten through high school. The plan is part of a push to iron out the jumble of state standards and raise expectations for American schools.

The Obama administration is starting to do some outreach to find a replacement for Lawrence Summers. Advocates are pushing for a businessperson, a populist, a consensus builder or a woman to become the new head of the National Economic Council.

The influential musician and producer, of The Box Tops and Big Star fame, died this week after a sudden heart attack at age 59. Neda Ulaby looks back on Chilton's varied career.

Military and intelligence leaders say protecting the nation's computer networks from hackers, spies and terrorists is one of the top national security problems. President Obama is set to release a review that is expected to lay out a plan for coordinating the government's cybersecurity efforts.

The federal government has charged three top police officers in Shenandoah, Pa., of covering up evidence in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant. Federal prosecutors say the police officers knew the accused — and altered evidence in the case.

Commentator Julie Zickefoose thinks back to the maddest she has ever been. One minute she was an ordinary mom in a Kmart parking lot. Then she turned into a lion.

According to a National Academy of Sciences report released Wednesday, viewers of the hit CBS show CSI — and even judges and lawyers — are under the impression that the science they see on the show is ironclad. In fact, experts say, while some forensic evidence, like DNA, is top-notch, other evidence is not nearly so reliable.