(CNN) -- Members of Congress may be on vacation, but that hasn't calmed critics who say an effort to stamp out online piracy would create an unprecedented threat to free speech on the Internet. Far from fading from memory, the Stop Online Piracy Act (a… more »

UK Guardian By Jon Boone in Kandahar Afghan National Army soldiers undergo training for military operations in urban situations. Photograph: Ernesto Hernandez Fonte/AP Six and a half years ago, when Abdul Baseer first started treating woun… more »

Politico By POLITICO STAFF First lady Michelle Obama on Monday told a fundraiser in Southern California of the toll the presidency has taken on her husband Barack Obama. "I see the sadness and worry that's creasing his face," she said to a crowd of a… more »

By Parija Kavilanz, Senior writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Wal-Mart's core shoppers are running out of money much faster than a year ago due to rising gasoline prices, and the retail giant is worried, CEO Mike Duke said Wednesday. "We're seeing core con… more »

CNBC's/Fastmoney By: John Melloy The events unfolding in Libya mark the first uprising in a major oil producing country this year, giving energy traders their first indication of where crude could climb if Mideast turmoil were to spread to… more »