House Republicans crafted legislation today that would authorize the U.S. military's continued involvement in the NATO-led campaign in Libya, heading off a rising wave of dissent from lawmakers seeking an end to the conflict.
A group of House Democrats sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to appoint Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during the upcoming congressional recess.
The couple of convicted kidnappers and rapists of Jaycee Dugard, who in 1991 was a girl abducted at age 11 that was held for the next 18 years in a San Francisco suburb, were sentenced on Thursday before a scolding judge, prosecutor and mother of the victim.
GOP Presidential candidate Texas Rep. Ron Paul warned of too much dictatorship in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday during a campaign stop in Mason City, Iowa.
U.S. stocks ended a volatile trading day mostly flat on Thursday as investors were reluctant to make bets a day before a critical labor market report that could magnify fears the economy is slowing.
Ford Motor Co is developing its smallest engine ever as part of its push to wring out greater fuel savings as gasoline prices rise and federal standards on fuel economy grow stricter.
Rihanna responded to the controversy surrounding her latest video, which portrays violent acts of rape and murder, via Twitter.
Google Inc's allegations that hackers, probably from China, sought to access the Gmail accounts of senior U.S. officials are very serious and the U.S. government is investigating them, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
A surprise decision by the U.S. education department to dilute a key rule governing federal aid to for-profit colleges has ended the uncertainty around the companies' growth prospects, giving a boost to the stocks.
The slowdown has begun. The economy has started to sputter and unemployment claims have tipped 400,000 for the last seven weeks. Manufacturing is cooling, the housing market is struggling and consumers are keeping a close eye on spending, meaning the U.S. economy might be on a slower path to full health than expected.
Mitt Romney officially launched his bid to become President of the United States, assessing his President Barack Obama's record on helping the U.S. economy grow a failure.
Moody's Investors Service said Thursday there is a very small but rising risk of a short-lived default by the United States if the country's debt limit is not increased in coming weeks.
Stocks rebounded from early lows but struggled to find direction on Thursday as news of fresh help for Greece calmed investors worried about the economic outlook ahead of a key jobs report.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a new symbol for healthy eating today and stopped using the food pyramid it first introduced in 1992. The 20-year-old food pyramid was the basis for nutritional guideline throughout the United States.
The U.S. government is investigating the very serious allegations from Google Inc. that hackers, probably from China, sought to access the Gmail accounts of senior U.S. officials, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
The S&P 500 rebounded from earlier losses on Thursday following news of a fresh funding plan to help Greece pay off its mountain of debt.
Possible presidential candidate Sarah Palin determined in a meeting yesterday that she will continue to work as a contributor for Fox News, an indicator that she has yet to make up her mind about whether to run.
The Gold Price climbed to $1544 per ounce Thursday morning but then dropped sharply to $1520 and stabilized at $1532 per ounce, while stocks, commodities and US Treasuries were all hit after worse-than-expected US economic news and a further downgrade for Greece.
Abandoning Pakistan would be a “dangerous” step for the U.S., according to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen.
Mitt Romney is a Mormon. There is no escaping that fact, even if it’s politically incorrect and perhaps unconstitutional (Article VI, paragraph 3) to discriminate against him for his faith.
The S&P 500 traded at a six-week low, taking out its lowest point for May at 1,311.80, as nervous investors focused on key market levels to manage risk a day after stocks' worst one-day fall in nearly a year.
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will formally announce his candidacy today with a speech that will largely attack the failures of what he dubs the Obama economy.
