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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned yesterday, citing "personal and family matters." But his departure comes amid growing allegations of influence peddling. Ann Lott, of the Dallas Housing Authority, and Bruce Katz, of the Brookings Institution, discuss the allegations against Jackson.

Iraqi insurgents kidnap a Western contractor, identified as Australian Douglas Wood, amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq. Two bombs explode in Baghdad Monday morning. More than 100 people, including 11 U.S. soldiers, have been killed in the last four days.

North Carolina holds primaries for president and state and federal office-holders on March 5. Follow the live results.

California's presidential primaries offer a big delegate haul, and its congressional primaries are also held today. Candidates are vying to fill the seat long held by late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Police pulled the woman over for using a cellphone while driving. They then discovered she had no license and had a kid on her lap. Not a child but a baby goat.

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in protest over the war.

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

"This year's been amazing," Venus Williams says after reaching her second Grand Slam final of the 2017 season.

The year ended on a strong note, with personal incomes up 2.6 percent in December alone. But over all of 2012, growth in both incomes and spending was less than the increases in 2011. The week's big economic news comes Friday when we'll hear how many jobs were created in January.

Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members were federally charged earlier this month with conspiring to overthrow the government by attacking the Capitol in the Jan. 6 riots.