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• Is America safer after 9/11?
• Chicago teacher strike a high-profile test for unions
• Netanyahu: U.S. has no 'moral right' to block Israel on Iran
• Photos: Protesters pull down U.S. flag at Cairo embassy
• Obama marks 9/11: ‘This is never an easy day’
• Dead prisoner had troubled history at Guantanamo
• Biden says ‘malarkey.’ And another word meaning ‘malarkey.’
• Some 800,000 Americans could have avoided foreclosure, study finds
• Photos: A roundup of the day's best images
• Olbermann responds to Scarborough’s presidential bid rumors
• Sheryl Crow's brain tumor suspicion not supported by science
• Mammoth fragments from Siberia raise cloning hopes
• Photos: Mars rover takes stunning hi-res self-portraits
• Of the most popular baby names, one stands the test of time
• Divers to get 3D images of sunken Civil War ship
• Photos: Prince William, Catherine embark on Far East tour
• New intel shows Iran is advancing nuclear weapons work
• Pakistani who helped CIA didn't know bin Laden was the target
• Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone
• Photos: LIFE.com's tribute to Lower Manhattan

Is America safer after 9/11? Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT Looking to win voters even as they swore off negative attacks, the candidates clash over whether the U.S. is a safer place after 9/11.

Chicago teacher strike a high-profile test for unions Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT Union leaders are taking a major stand on teacher evaluations, one of the key issues in the Chicago dispute. If they lose there, it could have ripple effects around the country.

Netanyahu: U.S. has no 'moral right' to block Israel on Iran Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the U.S. had forfeited any moral right to stop Israel taking action against Iran's nuclear program because it had refused to be firm with Tehran itself.

Photos: Protesters pull down U.S. flag at Cairo embassy Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. embassy in Cairo September 11, 2012. Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)

Obama marks 9/11: ‘This is never an easy day’ Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:17 AM PDT President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama led America in a silent tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks on the White House lawn.

Dead prisoner had troubled history at Guantanamo Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:55 PM PDT The latest prisoner to die at the U.S. base in Guantanamo, Cuba, was identified as a Yemeni man with a history of mental illness who battled guards and challenged his confinement.

Biden says ‘malarkey.’ And another word meaning ‘malarkey.’ Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:33 AM PDT Fresh from delivering a tribute to 9/11 victims, VP Biden told Shanksville, Pa., firefighters that he would have them down to Washington -- "No bulls**t."

Some 800,000 Americans could have avoided foreclosure, study finds Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:34 PM PDT A new study finds that an alarming number of homeowners — 800,000 — would not have faced foreclosure had the banks taken full advantage of the government's Home Affordable Modification Program to assist distressed mortgage-holders following the financial meltdown. The study, conducted by a group of scholars and government officials and coming to us via ProPublica, found that while some banks were well-staffed and trained to modify mortgages, most were not. ...

Photos: A roundup of the day's best images Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT A person stops to read names in New Jersey's memorial to the 749 people from the state lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, as One World Trade Center, now up to 104 floors, looms in the distance across the Hudson River, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Olbermann responds to Scarborough’s presidential bid rumors Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:12 PM PDT Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann responded Tuesday to a Vanity Fair article reporting that the network's Joe Scarborough was considering a presidential bid in 2016. We'll let his tweets do the talking:

Sheryl Crow's brain tumor suspicion not supported by science Posted: 11 Sep 2012 01:17 PM PDT Singer Sheryl Crow has said she believes her benign brain tumor was caused by frequent cellphone use, but the science to date does not support her theory.

Mammoth fragments from Siberia raise cloning hopes Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT Scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a tad closer to the "Jurassic Park" possibility of cloning a prehistoric animal, the mission's organizer said Tuesday.

Photos: Mars rover takes stunning hi-res self-portraits Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Of the most popular baby names, one stands the test of time Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:33 AM PDT Popular baby names in the U.S. have changed dramatically over the past 100 years. But some things never change, including our nation's love of the name "William." Data from the Social Security Administration shows that virtually none of the top 20 most popular names from 1911 is still in the rankings in the most recent [...]

Divers to get 3D images of sunken Civil War ship Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:11 AM PDT The USS Hatteras, an iron-hulled steamship that was converted into a gunboat by the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, was lost to the sea on Jan. 11, 1863, during one of the many battles for the strategic Confederate port of Galveston, Texas.

Photos: Prince William, Catherine embark on Far East tour Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:03 AM PDT Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, view a hybrid orchid named in their honor while touring the Orchid Garden within the Singapore Botanical Gardens in Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. The British royal couple are on an official three-day trip to Singapore. (AP Photo/Stephen Morrison, Pool)

New intel shows Iran is advancing nuclear weapons work Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:47 AM PDT The U.N. atomic agency has received new and significant intelligence over the past month that Iran has moved further toward the ability to build a nuclear weapon, diplomats tell The Associated Press.

Pakistani who helped CIA didn't know bin Laden was the target Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:10 AM PDT The jailed doctor who helped the U.S. military locate the compound of Osama bin Laden now says Pakistan views the United States as its "worst enemy."

Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone Posted: 11 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT In case you haven't heard by now, Apple is unveiling its latest iPhone on Wednesday. That leaves the question: What should you do with your old one?

Photos: LIFE.com's tribute to Lower Manhattan Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

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