Iran's supreme leader is attempting to extinguish an annual event celebrating the last days of winter and the Persian calendar year, and the government is strengthening its security presence in the days leading up to a major holiday, Iranian media reported.

The U.S. envoy for Middle East peace delays visit to the region as the U.S. awaits response to its demand that Israel reverse a decision on construction, sources say.

At Mix, we learn that Zune HD's wireless sync to home networks continues, but operators will be able to bill customers, and the Zune Pass might be changing.

Toyota's findings call into question a driver's account of his "runaway" Toyota Prius in San Diego last week.

The yearlong fight over health care reached a fever pitch Monday as President Obama took his call for change to the political swing state of Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a final congressional vote on his sweeping reform plan.

A priest convicted of sexually abusing children -- and whose subsequent move to another location was approved by the pope when he was a cardinal -- is suspended.