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  • Nearly 44 percent of Americans don't have enough savings or other liquid assets to stay out of poverty for more than three months if they lose their income, according to the Corporation for Enterprise Development.
    Study: Nearly Half In U.S. Lack Financial Safety Net
    In his inaugural address, President Obama envisioned a nation where even "the poorest child knows she has the same chance to succeed as anyone else." But a new report finds that 44 percent of Americans do not have the savings to cover basic expenses for three months if they lose their income.
  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Newseum in Washington, on Tuesday.
    Hillary Clinton Reflects On Challenges Of Office
    "We all have to do a better job" in the aftermath of the events in Benghazi, Libya, Clinton said in an interview with NPR. The outgoing secretary of state also discussed, among other things, her plans for 2016.
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jews are not required to perform military service in Israel, and the issue is subject to intense debate following the country's election last week. Here, ultra-Orthodox men sign up for alternate civilian service earlier this month.
    Israeli Election Rekindles Debate Over Military Service
    Military service is compulsory for most Israelis, but the exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews is a highly charged issue. The national debate may soon come to a head as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempts to form a government with parties on both sides of the issue.
  • Patrice Motsepe in 2010.
    South Africa's First Black Billionaire Pledges To Donate Half His Wealth
    Patrice Motsepe made his fortune in the mining business and said he wanted his fortune to benefit the millions of South Africans who have remained poor after white-minority rule ended in 1994.
  • President Obama shakes hands with his nominee to head the Defense Department, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, at the White House on Jan. 7. John Brennan, Obama's choice for director of the CIA, looks on.
    Cabinet Picks Show A Shift In How U.S. Wages War
    The White House has emphasized that incoming Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel — both Vietnam veterans — understand the full cost of war. President Obama says that makes them the right choice for their jobs, as the U.S. moves away from big wars to a targeted approach.
  • Consumer spending rose in 2012, but not by as much as the year before. In December, these shoppers were out and about in Glendale, Calif.
    Growth In Incomes, Spending Slowed In 2012; Jobless Claims Jumped Last Week
    The year ended on a strong note, with personal incomes up 2.6 percent in December alone. But over all of 2012, growth in both incomes and spending was less than the increases in 2011. The week's big economic news comes Friday when we'll hear how many jobs were created in January.
  • People wait in line to enter the Supreme Court as the term began in October.
    Obama Team To Make Important, If Symbolic, Choice On Gay Marriage
    By the end of this month, the federal government is expected to file briefs in a pair of same-sex marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. One case poses questions so difficult that the president himself is expected to make the final decision on what arguments the Justice Department will make.
  • Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his resignation Monday, was an ardent defender of Catholic tradition. For a quarter-century before he become the pontiff in 2005, he served as the chief enforcer of Catholic orthodoxy.
    Pope Benedict XVI: A Champion Of Catholic Tradition
    Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his resignation Monday at age 85, was a deeply conservative pontiff who sought to strengthen the church's core beliefs. But he also faced a number of difficult issues in a rapidly changing world.
  • Young Pakistani boys play near demolition works while Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan is demolished.
    Esquire Magazine: Bin Laden 'Shooter' On His Own; No Pension, No Health Care
    The man who Esquire reports shot Osama bin Laden will retire and receive no government benefits, not even protection for his family.
  • In 2011, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandra Schwartz, and her daughter Destiny Bautista, were living in San Diego, Calif., with Schwartz's then-fiance, U.S. Navy Counselor 1st Class Luz Bautista, who was pregnant at the time. Then, same-sex partners weren't able to get the benefits that heterosexual couples could.
    Pentagon Details Which Benefits Will Be Extended To Same-Sex Partners
    Commissary privileges, family center programs, dependent I.D. cards, joint duty assignments and space-available travel on military aircraft are among the benefits that will become available.
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