In the beginning, there was a boy, a girl and an apple.

Appealing for global unity in a time of crisis, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday that isolationism and protectionism do not offer a way to contain the...

David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up.

The collection spans 50 countries and four centuries and touches on subjects ranging from beer marketing to 19th-century Portuguese politics.

A wildfire burned about 500 acres of forest Sunday, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary north of Los Angeles, authorities said.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, bills herself as a fiscal conservative. But that can be a relative term when you’re governor...

The government’s plan to make sure private managers of a $700 billion bailout plan are free of conflicts of interest is weak, according to some critics, and...

About 2,500 people who fled when a corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant and evaporated were allowed to return home Sunday after authorities...

This city in a region of mouse ears and outlet malls was once the home to Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac and it may be incubating a successor.

The attorney for a Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague says his client is fighting extradition to the United States.

About 2,500 people have fled a toxic cloud after a corrosive material was leaked at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania.

Global finance leaders are pledging cooperation between rich and poor nations to deal with a severe credit crisis after President Bush discussed the seriousness of the...

The grandsons of Santa Claus are coming to town.

Pilots of hot air balloon pilots on Saturday mourned the loss of one of their own in a fiery crash at Albuquerque’s famous balloon festival, even as they say...

The NAACP will have lawyers targeting 750 precincts around the nation on Election Day to help address complaints about possible voter disenfranchisement, the...

Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful...

Calling him the true reformer in the presidential contest, members of Reform Party USA endorsed Sen. John McCain for president on Saturday.

A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin’s staff ushered Alaska’s public safety commissioner into her private office.

Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful...

For General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC and all of its warts, GM would have to get desperately needed cash. Lots of it, according to industry analysts.