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While the Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning down to the wire in the important states of Texas and Ohio, the GOP presidential frontrunner took the weekend off. Sen. John McCain returns to the campaign trail Monday in Texas, where he's hoping to solidify his party's nomination.

As Russians vote in their Presidential election Sunday, current President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, is the all-but-certain winner. But opposition leaders condemn the vote as a Soviet-style ritual that could leave Putin holding on to power from behind the scenes.

Lucky Osborne grew up with his grandparents at the end of a country road in Mississippi. He remembers shooting alligators and ducking his grandmother's wooden spoon. And the story of an upside-down cafe sign that didn't need fixing.

In 1878, an outbreak of yellow fever crippled Memphis, Tenn., fueled by unusually warm temperatures. America's yellow fever epidemic has again become relevant, as a case study of how warm temperatures shift disease trends.

Joel and Ethan Coen are celebrating a big win. Their crime saga No Country for Old Men was the big winner at Sunday's Academy Awards, taking home four Oscars, including Best Picture.

Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are ramping up their campaigns across Texas and Ohio ahead of the states' March 4 Democratic primaries. But voters are focused on very different issues in the two states.

Reaction is divided to a New York Times article that explored alleged ethics violations by Sen. John McCain, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.

Turkey's military sends troops and fighter jets into northern Iraq overnight. In Baghdad, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces he will order his powerful militia to continue its cease-fire for another six months.

The New York Times says the point of an article that implied John McCain had an improper relationship with a lobbyist was about his inability to see how his behavior might look to others. His behavior in financing his campaign is also being questioned.

How to achieve universal health coverage is a major issue in this year's presidential campaign. Massachusetts has implemented a 2006 law requiring nearly every citizen to sign up for health insurance or pay a tax penalty.