The favorite of many to win the 2012 GOP nomination bows out via e-mail shortly after midnight on Sunday because of family concerns over a campaign. Now, the race is anyone's to win as Republican leaders are expected to step up pressure on other big names to throw their hat in the ring.

Federal emergency officials are concerned about complacency on the Gulf Coast.

But Bowen is just hundreds of votes out of second place.

Neither frontrunner is expected to get a majority, which may mean a runoff in July.

The GOP frontrunner said he would rather stay in the House to have a bigger impact on policy.

Now the committee is calling for a criminal investigation.

An almost century-old prediction failed to come true for Italians.

And, Japan's PM may be considering shuffling the cabinet.

NATO's persistence has allowed rebel forces to take more ground.

VIDEO: Obama: the raid was a "job well done."

Details also become clearer about how the CIA monitored bin Laden in Abbottabad

Government crackdowns on demonstrations resulted in more deaths.

Many Eastern Europeans are still feeling the effects of the worst nuclear disaster in history.

One question from a Japanese girl proves to be harder to answer than he thought.

Japan earmarks almost $50 billion for rebuilding.

The Libyan official said it would be undemocratic to not let Gaddafi run.

Secretary of State Clinton and Former President Carter are scheduled to make visits to the Korean Peninsula in the upcoming weeks.

According to Gray, the District of Columbia is getting the short end of the stick.

VIDEO: The former Massachusetts governor becomes the second potential GOP candidate.