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Intelligence officials Thursday showed members of Congress videotape and other evidence to support their case that Syria was building a nuclear reactor with help from North Korea. The site was bombed by Israeli planes last year.

Russia and the European Union joined the United States in condemning Iran for advancing its nuclear program. On Tuesday, Iran said it had enriched uranium, in defiance of a United Nations demand.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee holds a hearing on BP's corrosion problems in Alaska. A leak forced the shutdown of half the Prudhoe Bay oil field. Committee Chairman Joe Barton says evidence indicates the problem was caused by BP's poor maintenance of the pipeline.

Update - 1/20/11, 6:35 a.m.:Republicans and Democrats say they're encouraged by what they heard from Governor Rick Snyder last night. The Republican…

The Democrats' health overhaul legislation is in trouble for many reasons, including key policy decisions that led many Americans to wonder whether they would wind up worse off.

After another day of turmoil in financial markets, the White House and Congress are expressing confidence that they can agree on measures to stimulate the economy. But the plan remains a work in progress.

The high-level portion of the United Nations climate talks start in Bali, Indonesia, with pleas for urgent action from countries to help reduce global warming. Australia made a splash by signing on to the Kyoto treaty, while the U.S. is the only industrial nation to boycott the international treaty.

After months of rumors, Apple Computer unveils a new iPod with the ability to play video. It also made an unexpected announcement: a groundbreaking deal with ABC that will allow users to download episodes of shows such as Desperate Housewives from the iTunes store.

Rescue teams are trying to find two miners still missing at the Aracoma Mine in Melville, W. Va., about 60 miles southwest of Charleston. Nineteen others escaped Thursday evening when a conveyor belt deep in the mine caught fire. Anna Sale of West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports.

In a speech to the U.N., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defends his country's right to "a peaceful" nuclear program. He calls the U.S. a bullying, arrogant power that is misusing the Security Council.