A U.S. default caused by a failure to raise the debt limit could trigger a worse financial crisis than in 2008, the department said.
Hint: It's all about respect. Or something. Another GOP lawmaker mused he's assuming there's a plan here.
Women's lingerie and a 5-year-old child's underwear were taken from a home in an incident that may be related to a string of similar burglaries.
The president Thursday will make his case to the American people, starting with small businesses.
Jammeh has been criticized for various human rights violations by the British government and other western states.
Further, Richard Bove's conclusion about the effect of a default may actually be rosy, as he himself admits.
The school district said there were no immediate threats to Cheatham County schools. The lockdowns were instituted as a precaution.
Israel now finds itself more isolated than ever on Iran.
The southern part of India is widely regarded as the most progressive and one of the most prosperous parts of the nation.
The current government shutdown is very similar to an episode of “The West Wing” that aired a decade ago.
The three spending bills were passed late Wed. night, including a Republican-backed plan to re-open NIH, 254-171.
Don't give limp handshakes, trim your nasal hair and spoon your soup. This is the advice in China's new "Guidelines On Civilized Travel Abroad."
Following the 90-minute meeting, Rep. Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. must raise the debt ceiling to avoid "cataclysmic" consequences.
Travelling to North Korea is a risk, some countries have even warned nationals not to go to the hostile nation.
I-40 is expected to reopen by 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday. The exact number of fatalities in the Tennessee bus crash is unknown.
Kiribati has about 103,000 residents and has been identified by scientists as highly vulnerable to climate change.
Continued sectarian violence could seriously damage foreign investors' confidence in the Southeast Asian nation.
The White House says the president would not negotiate on Obamacare. As a result, little change is expected.
Study findings raise concern over tobacco marketing after young children are able to recognize cigarette brands.
California has officially outlawed the practice of revenge porn, a growing trend where people post explicit photos of ex-lovers on the Internet.
The New York City Police Department isn't looking into the drone crash because it doesn't believe a crime occurred.
The investigation into the Hilltown accident was ongoing. One driver was killed while two others suffered minor injuries.
Peter P. Costa, president of Empire Executions, Inc., discussed why the debt ceiling is "a much bigger issue" than the government shutdown.
A clean continuing resolution would immediately end the government shutdown, but it will take some Republican buy-in to join with House Democrats.
The government shutdown's impact on fourth-quarter growth depends on three undetermined factors.
Sudan has seen plenty of protests large and small over the past two years. Could this one break the mold?
Thomas Ciriacks was walking his dogs when he allegedly saw Julius James Graham perpetrating the Riverside Park stabbing attack.
Opponents of the Senate’s very existence point to the fact that its members are not directly elected by the public.
Democrats are rejecting House bills that would end the shutdown by opening only selected government agencies.
Pope Francis claimed that the Church is not focused enough on the poor, and that many who hold power in the Vatican are “narcissists.”