On the eve of the day meant to remember those who fought for the U.S., the Senate passed a portion of President Barack Obama's jobs plan, a mix of increased benefits and tax incentives to hire veteran enduring prolonged unemployment. The vote accompanied U.S. companies promising to provide 100,000 jobs for veterans.
Anti-Wall Street protesters hoping to commandeer a worldwide television audience to air their grievances said on Thursday they would peacefully occupy this year's Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Defending the Federal Reserve on the turf of his harshest critics, central bank chief Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the Fed was intently focused on lowering unemployment and warned that strains from Europe could trigger global economic shocks.
For 53 cringe-inducing seconds on live television on Wednesday night, Rick Perry's brain froze. Those 53 seconds may have destroyed his presidential campaign. Here's why.
The sexual harassment scandal surrounding Herman Cain has become a messy he said, she said affair, with accusers going public and Cain fiercely denying their allegations. What's next for the Georgia businessman who shot from obscurity to the top of the polls last month?
Former U.S. President George W Bush says he doesn't like watching Hollywood movies.
Tax increases? Not really. But tax reform has reportedly been brought to the table during the ongoing discussions within the budget deficit super committee.
An appellate court in Washington, D.C., became the fourth to issue a ruling on the Affordable Care Act.
American drone strikes in Pakistan have killed hundreds of innocent people, as a result of often having missed their target or hit the wrong one.
Occupy Wall Street is spreading to colleges, starting with unlikely champion Harvard University. 70 students walked out of an intro economics class and sent a letter to Prof. Mankiw to express anger over a conservatively biased curriculum and solidarity with the Occupy protests. Watch video of the walk-out, read the letter, and examine Harvard's own role in the current financial crisis.
The Republic of Georgia's President, Mikheil Saakashvili, vowed to transform the small resort town of Batumi into the nation's economic and cultural powerhouse. Stephen Robert Morse traveled to Batumi to investigate Saakashvili's progress.
A DNA test on Hank Skinner could prove him to be innocent of the 1995 murder of his live-in girlfriend Twila Busby and her two adult sons.
A series of messy budget showdowns earlier this year have left many in Washington pessimistic that politicians can deliver on two pressing priorities: taming surging deficits and spurring job growth.
Steve Jobs, the biography of the late Apple Inc. co-founder that was released on Oct. 24, became the top U.S. best-seller in its first week on the market.
Add movie star to the many accomplishments of the late Steve Jobs.
Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs leapt to the top of bestseller lists in its first week in book stores, flying off shelves to the tune of 379,000 copies, according to Nielsen's BookScan.
The Iraq/Afghanistan Wars have been costly, but the United States' longer trend of spending too much on defense and not enough on public goods over two decades could end up costing the economy and the nation far more.
President Barack Obama's SuperPAC Priorities USA Action has released an ad targeting Mitt Romney.
A US soldier based in Alaska has been accused of espionage, according to reports.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that Herman Cain shouldn't play the race card in responding to the allegations that he sexually harassed two female employees when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association.
Three days after Politico reported on sexual harassment allegations made against Herman Cain when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association, the presidential candidate has still not settled on a clear response.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization voted overwhelmingly in favor of granting full membership to the Palestinian Authority, but it will cost the agency the United States' portion of its funding.
