WASHINGTON (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International says more than two dozen Iranian journalists are among the hundreds of people being imprisoned by the hard...
WASHINGTON — Hours after the House passed landmark legislation meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions and create an energy-efficient economy, President Barack Obama on S...
Iran's hardline president lashed out anew at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of interference and suggesting that Washington's stan...
WASHINGTON — A longtime advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault has been named to a new post advising the White House on those issues.
Vice Presiden...
WASHINGTON — Households pushed their savings rate to the highest level in more than 15 years in May as a big boost in incomes from the government's stimulus program was ...
LOS ANGELES — Farrah Fawcett, the "Charlie's Angels" star whose feathered blond hair and dazzling smile made her one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1970s, died today ...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police union leaders want a judge to develop a plan to distribute about $1.5 million in donations to the families of three slain city police offi...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson, the record-breaking, sensationally gifted “King of Pop” who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world’s m...
HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell is asking the Legislature to create a fast-track into the teaching ranks for technology and engineering professionals.
Under Rendell's propo...
NEW YORK — An unexpected rise in jobless claims is causing investors to sell again.
A day after the Federal Reserve expressed confidence in the economy, the government s...
