WASHINGTON -- He was a fierce advocate for his state and district, a champion of the military, a Congressional powerhouse of influence, an intimidating presence with a Marine's salty vocabulary. (Today)

BRUSSELS - The euro is under siege - and the next few days will be crucial. (Today)

John P. Murtha, the powerful dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation who survived scandal and seismic political shifts to become the longest-serving U.S. House member from the state, died Monday afternoon in Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington from complications following gallbladder surgery. He was 77. (Today)

Days after Mother Nature dumped roughly two feet of snow on Pittsburgh, many main and residential roads remain snow-covered, making everything from a morning commute to a walk to the mailbox a slushy, icy adventure. (Today)

TOKYO - Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and global reach, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. (Today)