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After days of fighting and mourning, the Islamic Sabbath offered Syrian rebels a rare moment of relief from the Assad regime's violent crackdown. Clarissa Ward reports from inside Northern Syria with the rebels.

President Obama has created a new "accommodation" for mandatory contraceptive services for women who are employed by faith-affiliated institutions.

After more than 16 months of negotiations involving all 50 U.S. states, federal authorities and five of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, a $25 billion deal has been struck to provide relief for some Americans who are dealing with foreclosure. Wyatt Andrews reports.

Iconic singer Etta James has died at the age of 73. Bigan Shabad reports.

Siri, the personal assistant program on the new iPhone 4S, and her parent company Apple hare getting into trouble over a peculiar inability to find abortion clinics. CBSNews.com's Chenda Ngak decided to see how Siri answers some other personal questions.

NASA launches an unprecedented probe to Mars for further exploration of possible life or previous life on the planet.