First Take: For Obama, the value of a lightning rod
WASHINGTON — Despite Republican demands for her resignation, Kathleen Sebelius is likely to keep her job as secretary of Health and Human Services and her role as the public face...
Deficit under $1T for first time in five years
The budget deficit for Fiscal Year 2013 dropped to $680.3 billion, the government reported Wednesday -- the first time in five years the shortfall has been below $1 trillion. ...
Romney rips Obamacare
President Obama may praise Mitt Romney's health care plan in Massachusetts on Wednesday, but Romney is not returning the favor when it comes to Obamacare nationally. "In the years...
Report: NSA muscles in on Google, Yahoo data
SAN FRANCISCO -- The National Security Agency secretly collects information that flows between the data centers of technology giants Yahoo and Google, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing documents from...
Three Republicans back Democratic immigration bill in House
WASHINGTON — A Democratic bill in the House to overhaul the nation's immigration laws is picking up Republican support, though well short of the votes needed to pass the measure....
Forbes: Obama only 2nd most powerful (behind Putin)
President Obama has fallen to second place in Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's most powerful people — trailing Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Forbes began its analysis with...
Bus driver saves woman from jumping off bridge
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A bus driver is being hailed as a hero for preventing a woman from jumping off a bridge over a Buffalo highway. About 20 McKinley...
Monstrous Halloween storm to pelt central U.S.
Torrential rain, heavy thunderstorms and howling winds are forecast on Halloween all the way from Texas to the Midwest and interior sections of the Northeast, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Andy...
U.S. Booker plans hands-on approach as senator
ASBURY PARK, N.J. -- As Newark's mayor, Cory Booker became known for a hands-on approach to governing. He invited residents without power after Superstorm Sandy to stay at his home....
Mexican immigrant fought deportation and won
SMYRNA, Tenn. -- Three times, Fani Gonzalez packed a suitcase, clutched her daughters in a tearful goodbye and begged the Virgin of Guadalupe for a miracle — anything, just anything,...