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Washington is the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Many questions remain about what will change for users, growers and law enforcement. Keith Seinfeld, assistant news director at Seattle's KPLU, explains what's changed so far in Washington.

Last spring, the Nigerian government pledged millions of dollars to decontaminate a region where hundreds of kids have died from severe lead poisoning. So far, none of the money has been released. The delay in the cleanup puts thousands of kids at risk of getting sick, public health advocates say.

The Americans and the Russians have been at odds over Syria since the fighting began 20 months ago. But there's a sense of urgency now as the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad looks increasingly unstable.

As House Speaker John Boehner tries to work with President Obama to prevent automatic tax increases and spending cuts, he is taking heat from members of his own party. Some conservatives think he gave up too much, too soon in his opening offer.

His plea was made even more dramatic because his country is just now starting to pick up the pieces from a typhoon that has killed hundreds.

Republican Senator Jim DeMint announced Thursday that he is resigning his seat from South Carolina to become president of the right-leaning Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank. What will his departure mean for the Senate and for South Carolina?

The Labor Department reported Friday that the nation's unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in November as employers added 146,000 jobs. In October, the jobless rate was 7.9 percent. Analysts had predicted weaker numbers for November, partly because of the storm's aftermath.

As the clock ticks, a resolution to stop steep spending cuts and tax increases seems far away. Republicans and Democrats seemed to be sticking to their guns.

The prank call was deeply embarrassing for the hospital, which said it had been "supporting" the nurse through "this difficult time."

The just-released photograph shows the moment Obama received a phone call from Gov. Mitt Romney on election night.