North Korea welcomed on Saturday a U.S. offer of food aid, saying the assistance would help alleviate shortages and improve relations between the two countries.
Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah.
The NAACP board of directors has chosen Ben Jealous, a former news executive and lifelong activist, as the organization's next president and the youngest in its 99-year history.
Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure. At the same time, all the candidates to succeed President Bush have promised a break from a foreign policy that Moscow has
Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency,
As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commission, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast. But apparently, Schumer forgot to inform the
Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94.
The striking clothes and models entranced her. They still do. In fact, the newly minted University of Arizona grad hopes to write for a fashion mag one day.
Jerry Springer is used to being in the limelight, but his appearance Friday in Chicago didn't have everyone chanting his name. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports on the talk show host's speech at Northwestern University's law school graduation.
Many drivers looking for relief from soaring gas prices are turning to new kinds of vehicles. CBS 2's Derrick Blakely report the success of the Smart car may be the ultimate proof that Americans no longer believe bigger is better.
Three months. That's all that separated five Northern Illinois University students from receiving their degrees. The NIU community will send off their 2008 class on Saturday, and pay tribute to those that lost their lives in the deadly campus shooting.
A bat found Sunday in far north suburban Lake Villa tested positive for rabies, and there is a warning out now in Lake County about the dangers of rabid bats. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange marked a milestone in its 110-year history Friday as the last floor traders wrapped up business at the building that has served as the Merc's home since 1983.
Associated Press - May 16, 2008 11:35 PM ET McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - McKinney school officials say they are appalled by altered photos - including heads on different bodies - in hundreds of high...
