Michael Doyle

WASHINGTON -- Spurred by renewed fears of the fabled "Big One" shattering the West Coast, the Obama administration Tuesday promoted stronger earthquake-preparedness efforts as part of a first-of-its-kind White House summit.

In an ideological split that undercuts the 2010 health care law, a narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that certain business owners can reject on religious grounds the law’s mandate to provide employees with birth control coverage.

The man charged with participating in the lethal attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi made his first appearance in a U.S. courtroom Saturday afternoon.