Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near the capital that destroyed buildings and left thousands of people dead or missing.
The U.S. and the United Nations struggled to coordinate relief efforts in Haiti as estimates of the death toll doubled to 100,000 and aid groups began bringing supplies overland from the Dominican Republic.
Bernice Robertson has one word for what Haiti needs now - "everything." As the scope of the devastation from a magnitude-7.0 earthquake became clearer Wednesday, survivors spoke in terms of all that has disappeared.
It's a picture of heartbreaking devastation. Bodies of earthquake victims are piling up in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. It's feared many thousands are trapped in collapsed hospitals, schools, churches and flimsy homes.
The curious case of "60 Minutes" and the Harry Reid "no negro dialect" remarks in the new book "Game Change." Another page of history was added to the bizarre fascination CBS News has with criticizing former Republican vice-presidential nominee and Alaska Gov.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York will report later this month that she has raised $7.1 million since being appointed last year, as she prepares to face a potential primary challenger in former congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr.
It was just over three years ago that Harold Ford Jr. 's narrow loss to Bob Corker for a U.S. Senate seat was viewed by supporters as little more than a speed bump on the Memphis congressman's rapid ascent to becoming Tennessee's next political star.
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black congressman, has kept silent as other black lawmakers have grown increasingly critical of President Barack Obama on issues ranging from Afghanistan and health care to job creation and broader efforts to spark the economy.
Some politicians, you can tell, just want it too badly. John Edwards, for one, has often betrayed that kind of impatient ambition.
President Barack Obama will announce new measures to tighten up airline security after the failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S. jetliner.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in a closed door meeting on Sunday he has no intention of restarting negotiations with the Palestinians on the basis of the pre-Six Day War lines, throwing cold water on Palestinian claims to the contrary.
On New Yeara s Eve, CNNa s Anderson Cooper 360 assessed the Best and Worst of 2009 with correspondent Tom Foreman .