Democrat Barack Obama is arguing that his rivals' call for a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax is "designed to get them through an election" and would not help struggling consumers.
Soaring gas prices and weaker job prospects made Americans gloomier about the economy in April, sending a widely watched measure of consumer sentiment to a five-year low, a private research group said Tuesday.
Lower temperatures and increased manpower on Tuesday allowed firefighters to tame much of a three-day-old wildfire that had gotten perilously close to dozens of homes and led hundreds of people to evacuate.
Members of the Austrian family victimized by a man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her have had an "astonishing" meeting, officials said Tuesday.
President Bush said Tuesday that Congress is blocking his proposals to deal with high gas prices and dragging its feet on other issues to address the nation's sagging economy. He said he was open to any idea in terms of
CBS station WCBS-TV in New York City has obtained shocking video of a Brooklyn courtroom attack. A convicted felon is seen lunging at a female prosecutor with a razor. The incident occurred more than a month ago, but on Monday
Three tornadoes carved through Virginia on Monday, with one hop-scotching across the southeastern part of the state and leaving behind a 25-mile trail of gutted homes, tossed cars and more than 200 injured residents.
The Supreme Court's refusal to strike down an Indiana law requiring government-issued photo identification at the ballot box could disenfranchise minority and elderly voters at next week's primary and prompt other states to pass similar laws, voting advocates said Monday.
An Army sergeant killed a severely wounded and unarmed Iraqi insurgent after ordering a medic to suffocate him and then tried to cover up the crime, a military prosecutor said as the soldier's court-martial began Monday.
Truck drivers honked horns, waved placards and shouted through bullhorns at the Capitol on Monday to protest rising gas prices they say are hurting their livelihood.
The government started depositing thousands of rebate checks intaxpayers' bank accounts on Monday, earlier than originally scheduled,with the Bush administration hoping the payments will give a jump-startto a weak economy.
President Raul Castro announced Monday that Cuba will convene its firstCommunist Party congress since 1997 -- a major gathering that couldchart the island's political future long after he and his older brotherFidel are gone.
