CAIRO, Egypt — An Egyptian official said today Somali pirates seized an Egyptian cargo ship with 28 crew members on board.
The vessel, called Blue Star, was carrying 6,0...
BAGHDAD — The U.S. formally transferred control of the Green Zone to Iraqi authorities today in a pair of ceremonies that also handed back Saddam Hussein's former palace...
WASHINGTON — Government officials overseeing a $700 billion bailout acknowledged difficulties tracking the money and assessing the program's effectiveness.
The informati...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oil prices jumped above $44 per barrel on the last day of 2008, wrapping up what has been the most turbulent year ever for crude markets in which crude ...
ASPEN, Colo. — A man wanted for questioning after two banks received bomb threats and suspicious packages in holiday wrapping was found dead early today, police said.
Th...
CRAWFORD, Texas — President George W. Bush today discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ways to "end the violence" in the Mideast, the White House said.
"They...
CONNEAUT LAKE — The $152,000 debt of a historic Western Pennsylvania amusement park has been bought by a firm that could move to foreclose on the property to get its mon...
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Tuesday they would refuse to seat the man Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has picked to succeed President-elect Barack Obama, saying the...
While the Butler County commissioners this morning approved a 2009 county budget of $186 million, there still will be a $500,000 deficit if union workers don't sign new ...
SYDNEY, Australia — Fireworks exploded in a kaleidoscopic shower of light over Sydney's shimmering harbor today as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celebrate...
