Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura halted his political comeback before it began Monday, using a national TV platform to end a week of fevered speculation about his plans by announcing he won't launch a third-party bid for the U.S. Senate
The nation's banking system is "absolutely safe" and Americans' insured deposits in banks protected, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Tuesday.
Lawyers for a Canadian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay released excerpts of videotaped interrogations Tuesday, providing a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning enemy combatants at the isolated U.S. prison in Cuba.
Israel's Cabinet on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an emotionally charged deal to trade a Lebanese militant convicted of killing three people for two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas and believed to be dead.
The economy showed the depth of its twin problems on Tuesday, slow growth and rising inflation, as the nation wrestled with a teetering financial system, a slumping dollar and rising prices for food and fuel.
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its dividend and borrow $2 billion to $3 billion to weather a severe downturn in the U.S. market.
Stocks were knocked lower again Tuesday as investors grappled with escalating instability in the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday that the fragile economy is being confronted by "numerous difficulties" including persistent strains in financial markets, rising joblessness and housing problems, despite aggressive interest rate reductions and other fortifying steps over the
Former White House adviser Karl Rove on Monday defended his defiance ofa congressional subpoena, saying he's offered lawmakers other ways toquestion him about allegations of political pressure at the JusticeDepartment.
The government is taking too long to secure radioactive materialsacross the country that could get into terrorists' hands, according toa government report.
Officials urged residents in low-lying areas near a lakeside communityto leave Monday because of danger from mudslides and flash floods nearwildfire-scarred land.
For one California lawmaker, made in China doesn't fly when it comes to the American flag. In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Americanmanufacturers couldn't keep up with demand and Chinese-made flagspopped up in yards across the country.
Democrat Barack Obama insisted Monday that blacks must show greaterresponsibility for their actions. In remarks prepared for delivery atthe annual NAACP convention, the man who could become the first blackpresident said Washington must provide greater education and economicassistance, but that
