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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney emerges victorious in Michigan primary. The former Massachusetts governor wins by a margin of 9 percent over John McCain. Now three different Republican presidential hopefuls have won each of the three major contests.

A new study shows that the rate of abortion in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level since the mid-1970s. The survey, conducted by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, also found a rise in the use of the abortion pill mifepristone, also known as RU-486.

The first man to summit Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, has died. He was 88. In 1953, Hillary and his team reached the mountain's south peak. He and sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the only two to make the summit. Hillary's friend and fellow climber David Breashears says Hillary dedicated much of his life to supporting the Sherpas.

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton's triumph in New Hampshire surprises even her advisers. But state organizers prove to be their own Democratic Party machine, wooing union workers, women and seniors. They say Clinton understands key issues.

A recent national household survey conducted by The World Health Organization suggests that the number of Iraqi civilians and soldier deaths reached 151,000 between 2003 and 2006. The figure is about one-fourth of the number of deaths estimated in an earlier controversial study.

Colombian rebels free two high-profile hostages, handing them over to emissaries of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The hostages were former Colombian congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez and Clara Rojas, an aide to Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt.

"I am coming to you. You will explode in a few minutes." Some are saying that threat, received by U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, may not have come from Iranian ships. David Brown, managing editor at Navy Times, reports that some blame the so-called "Filipino Monkey," a heckler or group of hecklers responsible for renegade radio chatter in the Persian Gulf for the last 25 years.

The president, on his first visit to Saudi Arabia, delivers a major arms deal aimed at countering Iran's perceived threat in the region.

Michigan holds its presidential primaries on Jan. 15. Here, a guide to what's at stake for the candidates, and the issues that will be on voters' minds.

Two women hostages held in the jungle by Colombian rebels for more than five years are safe today after being released in a deal brokered by the president of Venezuela.