Why liberals will be glad to see Rahm Emanuel go

Every two or three days, the Obama administration tries out a line intended to shame liberals into voting. "Folks, wake up,"...

Prosecutor in Ted Stevens case commits suicide

A Justice Department prosecutor killed himself while under investigation over whether he and other attorneys in the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens acted improperly in the case, officials said...

Ga. megachurch pastor pledges to fight accusations

The famed pastor of a Georgia megachurch said Sunday that he will fight allegations that he lured young men into sexual relationships...

Newark hopes Facebook gift translates to results

New Jersey has already thrown enough money at its largest school district to make it among the nation's best-funded, yet it remains in the pits....

Cement starts flowing to plug BP well for good

Crews started pumping cement Friday deep under the seafloor to permanently plug BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico...

Census: 1 in 7 Americans lives in poverty

The ranks of the working-age poor climbed to the highest level since the 1960s as the recession threw millions of people out of work last year....

Obama urges students to be tolerant of each other

President Barack Obama, in a message Tuesday to America's students, urged them to ignore bullies and treat each other with kindness and respect...

Clinton: Israel, Palestinians serious about peace

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israeli and Palestinian leaders are already "getting down to business"....

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people...

Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims

Nine years of denouncing terrorism, of praying side-by-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting "I'm American, too." None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims...

Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow

Rites of remembrance and loss marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks..

Islam controversies cast shadow over 9/11 events

They will read the names, of course, the names of every victim who died in the Sept. 11 attacks....

Afghan president calls on Taliban leader to join peace talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Friday called on Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to stop fighting and join peace talks....

Pastor’s old church condemns Quran-burning

It's increasingly looking as though the only spiritual or political figure who will not denounce Florida pastor Terry Jones'...

WTC steel column installed at ground zero

Officials hoisted a 70-foot piece of World Trade Center steel at ground zero Tuesday...

Lawyer: Iran woman could be stoned to death soon

In an unusual turn in the case, the lawyer also confirmed that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was lashed 99 times last week in a separate punishment meted out...

Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program

A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that will exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways...

DEMS: Economic woes jeopardize prospects...

As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage..

Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, early on Saturday, bringing down power lines..

Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security

The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster....

NY Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere

It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near ground zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations...

48 HOURS: 21 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Twenty-one American troops have been killed in Afghanistan since Friday in one of the bloodiest periods of the summer...