WASHINGTON (AP) — A key regulator is urging Congress to go beyond an Obama administration proposal and impose comprehensive oversight on the sprawling, complex market fo...
UNITED NATIONS — China laid down a significant plan for curbing greenhouse gases today, outlining ambitious goals of planting enough forest to cover an area the size of ...
PITTSBURGH — Two protest groups are asking for an emergency hearing into allegations that Pittsburgh police are harassing them in the run-up to the opening of the Group ...
ROME — Italy mourned six soldiers killed in Afghanistan as teary eyed relatives, officials and thousands of citizens saluted their flag-draped coffins at a state funeral...
NEW YORK — A private forecast of economic activity rose in August for the fifth straight month, the latest sign the recession has ended.
The Conference Board today said ...
BOSTON — Massachusetts could have a new U.S. Senator by the end of the week.
The Massachusetts Senate will likely debate on Tuesday a bill allowing the governor to appoi...
HONG KONG — The swine flu virus hasn't mutated into a more deadly strain, but there are early signs it is developing resistance to vaccine, the World Health Organization...
PENN TWP — A 27-year-old motorcyclist was badly injured after colliding with an SUV on Route 8 Friday afternoon.
The motorcyclist — a Butler man who was not immediately ...
ANTIOCH, California — Signs of disturbed soil and the discovery of bone fragments on the property where Jaycee Dugard was held captive for 18 years could indicate someth...
ISLAMABAD — A top Pakistani official says a court will indict seven suspects in last year's attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in the coming week.
Interior Minister Reh...
