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Here, the recipe for punch torte, a pink-glazed sponge cake with layers soaked in a rum and citrus syrup.

U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) clears the way for end-of-the-month leadership elections among Republicans eager to shed the taint of scandal. He tells fellow Republicans he will focus on clearing his name. He faces charges of campaign finance violations in his home state.

The U.S. unemployment rate continues to drop and the economy keeps improving, but the European debt crisis looms. What are countries doing to prepare themselves? Not much. Still, 2012 could be a good one for the global economy.

The odds seem to be against the Democrats in 2012. It doesn't appear likely that they'll take control of the House or keep control of the Senate. As for the presidential race, Barack Obama has to win three out of four key swing states to win the election. But the presidential race is still a toss-up.

A federal judge rules against the teaching of intelligent design in Dover, Pa., schools. He says the concept is a "religious view" that has no place in science classrooms. The case could have important implications for the teaching of evolution in schools across the country.

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's confirmation hearings began Monday. Senators on the Judiciary Committee highlighted abortion, executive power and civil rights as issues on which they plan to question the nominee. Alito also gave an opening statement.

On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito acknowledged a constitutional right to privacy and distanced himself from a memo he wrote two decades ago against the right to abortion.

In 2012 the world will see the usual political changes: shifting leaderships, revolutions and protest movements. But one foreign policy analyst predicts an escalation of cyberwars between nations.

The City of Presidio’s economic development district wants to get in on Texas’ budding geothermal energy sector, though it’s far from clear if harnessing the renewable resource would make financial sense in rural West Texas.

Internet search engine Google is drawing praise from civil libertarians for its refusal to hand over records about the search requests of millions of its users to federal prosecutors. Government lawyers say they need the information to defend a law meant to protect children from online pornography.