Despite fresh optimism about the housing market, home prices in the Case-Shiller Index fell during the first quarter, suggesting that the market is still stabilizing.
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The record shows that some radicals can be persuaded to give up the gun when inducements and local conditions are right. The Pentagon recently spent $4.5 million to find out more.
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Beyond Stuxnet: massively complex Flame malware ups ante for cyberwar
7:35 pm ET - Flame is something new in cyberwar, experts say. It can take screenshots and record audio on infected computers. The malware was almost certainly made by a nation-state.
Etan Patz case: Will self-admitted killer's prayer group confession hold up?
7:32 pm ET - If charges are brought against Pedro Hernandez for the killing of Etan Patz, the case could turn on whether confession made to a prayer group is confidential like that made to a priest.
Tea party drools over Ted Cruz, but can he survive Texas primary?
7:04 pm ET - Ted Cruz is running for the US Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Huchinson, and in many ways he's the ideal tea party candidate. But his best hope Tuesday is to force a runoff.
John F. Kennedy: 15 quotes on his birthday
John F. Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917. To mark what would have been his 95th birthday, here are 15 memorable JFK quotes.
Was Taser use on pregnant woman excessive force? Supreme Court declines case.
1:53 pm ET - The Supreme Court refused the case of a pregnant woman who was ticketed for speeding in a school zone in Seattle. When she refused to get out of her car, police used a Taser to shock her three times.
US expels Syrian envoy: a clear message whose impact is dubious
3:11 pm ET - Joining with its Western allies, the US ordered Syria's top diplomat in Washington to leave the country to protest a massacre of civilians that included executions.
Mitt Romney's other Vegas meeting: why Sheldon Adelson trumps The Donald
3:28 pm ET - The most important meeting for Mitt Romney Tuesday may not be with Donald Trump, but with billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who had previously backed Newt Gingrich.
US, 18 other nations, wrap up Eager Lion military exercise in Jordan
3:22 pm ET - The sprawling Eager Lion military exercise was tied by some news outlets to the war in Syria. Though that was incorrect, the US is looking to deepen its military engagement with the region.
Nairobi blast: Could have been Al Shabab or a 'lone wolf' sympathizer
12:21 pm ET - Monday's explosion in a downtown market injured 38, the latest in a string of small attacks that may have been conducted by Al Shabab sympathizers both to kill and to create sense of insecurity.
Nepal's political process derailed, again
1:00 pm ET - After years of delay, critics blame Nepal's dominant Maoist party for the impasse, in an attempt at ramming through a more radical constitution.
Lady Gaga's cancelled concert a blow to tolerance in Indonesia?m (+video)
11:27 am ET - Lady Gaga cancelled her biggest show in Asia because of Islamist vigilante threats, which has some worrying about a return of Islamist militancy to the Muslim world's largest country.
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