WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war.

Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, who leads the exempt organizations division under scrutiny for targeting conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, is refusing to testify before Congress, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Authorities say a man who is suspected of taking her and another girl were found dead.

Hint: It would be a good year for the 49ers to win it all.

Hint: It would be a good year for the 49ers to win it all.

The only person responsible is the gunman, a union president says.

The only person responsible is the gunman, a union president says.

Authorities say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force.

Authorities say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has voted to provide weapons to rebels battling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday filled out his Presidential Commission on Election Administration, which was created to improve election systems in the United States. "As I said in my State of the Union Address, when any American, no matter where they live or what their party, is denied that right [to vote] simply because too [...]

President Barack Obama on Tuesday filled out his Presidential Commission on Election Administration, which was created to improve election systems in the United States. "As I said in my State of the Union Address, when any American, no matter where they live or what their party, is denied that right [to vote] simply because too [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.

The death toll in Oklahoma is expected to climb as rescue efforts continue.

The death toll in Oklahoma is expected to climb as rescue efforts continue.

PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but ...

The ruling rejected a request by a conservative nonprofit group.

The ruling rejected a request by a conservative nonprofit group.

The EasyMount Tablet Computer Vehicle Mount stretches between headrests in the back seat to center a tablet screen. (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) LAS VEGAS -- For parents looking to settle backseat brawls over which kid gets to hold the tablet next, Digital Innovations' EasyMount contraption for tablets offers one affordable solution. The patent-pending plastic and aluminum mount hooks onto ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Toxicology tests on the body of the Newtown school shooter did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Toxicology tests on the body of the Newtown school shooter did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Several U.S. power utilities say they face constant cyber attacks on critical systems, according to a report by two Democratic lawmakers amid warnings from the Obama administration that foreign hackers are seeking to attack the electric grid. Congressmen Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Henry Waxman of California disclosed their findings on Tuesday as the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on cybersecurity. In preparing the report the two asked some 160 utilities to describe their experiences fighting cyber attacks over the past five years. ...

It would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders.

It would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders.

The former IRS commissioner says he was "not personally responsible" for the agency's scrutiny on conservative groups.

The former IRS commissioner says he was "not personally responsible" for the agency's scrutiny on conservative groups.

Major Nidal Hasan has collected $278,000 in salary since the Nov. 5, 2009.

Major Nidal Hasan has collected $278,000 in salary since the Nov. 5, 2009.

Tea party members march with signs that read "internal revenge service."

Tea party members march with signs that read "internal revenge service."

By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - A recording released by Venezuela's opposition purportedly revealing graft and conspiracy in the ruling Socialist Party has stirred a new political storm in the OPEC nation's already traumatic transition after the death of Hugo Chavez. Opposition leaders on Monday played an hourlong, expletive-laced diatribe in which a man identified as powerful state TV commentator Mario Silva lambastes party heavyweight Diosdado Cabello. They said Silva was talking to a Cuban intelligence officer. ...

The National Center for Women & Information Technology and AT&T today will honor the recipients of the 2013 NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award, which recognizes computing professors for their outstanding mentorship, high-quality research opportunities, and efforts to encourage and advance undergraduates in computing-related fields.