Job No. 1 for the next president? In the minds of an overwhelming number of Americans, it’s fixing what ails the sick economy. What the voters will have to sort...

The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its search for a Coast Guard pilot missing since his helicopter crashed during exercises near Hawaii last week.

Many colon cancer patients aren’t getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn’t returned, new research shows.

A regional carrier jet ran off a runway at San Antonio International Airport after landing on a flight from Los Angeles.

MSNBC said Sunday it is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use the two newsmen as...

Real-estate Web site Zillow.com is expanding its partnership with 282 newspapers to give national advertisers new ways to reach local markets, changes that the news...

Although readers keep shifting to the Internet, Esquire magazine’s editor is sure print isn’t dying, and he aims to prove it Monday by unveiling a...

A hot air balloon made an unscheduled landing and burst into flames in suburban Philadelphia Sunday evening, killing its pilot and injuring seven passengers.

Justin Timberlake is shaking his “Mr. Sexy Back” reputation for something more like “Mr. Sexy Backwoods.”

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says powerful Hurricane Ike has roared ashore in eastern Cuba.

A hot-air balloon crashed and burst into flames in suburban Philadelphia on Sunday evening, killing one person and injuring six others.

JetBlue Airways Corp. is auctioning off more than 300 roundtrip flights and six vacation packages this week on eBay, with opening bids set between 5 and 10 cents.

An emergency dispatcher in suburban Philadelphia says a hot-air balloon has crashed and burst into flames, killing one person and injuring the six others who were on...

It’s a fishing tale that packs a wallop so strong it broke the jaw of a southeastern Arkansas teen and covered him in fish blood and guts.

After a week of getting Republicans fired up about their campaign, presidential nominee John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin stocked up on some of the hot stuff.

Authorities say they’ve arrested a man who broke into the home of two California farmworkers, stole money, rubbed one with spices and whacked the other with a...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to lunch with former President Clinton this week in what will be their first extended face-to-face meeting since...

The government’s historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to homebuyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads to...

A group representing big-spending national advertisers said Sunday it sent a letter to the Justice Department asserting an online ad partnership between Yahoo Inc. and...

After winning three silver medals in Beijing, Olympic swimmer Dara Torres has mastered another daunting challenge: walking the runway at New York Fashion Week.