CONNECTICUT

At least 5 die in gas explosion

At least five people were killed and several were injured in a natural gas explosion at a power plant being...

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA | HEALTHCARE

Party leaders invited to talks

President Barack Obama invites leaders from both parties to discuss, in a televised gathering, possible com...

WEATHER

Storm snags hundreds of thousands

Under a blanket of snow, hundreds of thousands in the Mid-Atlantic region were stranded and without power.

THE ECONOMY | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

More have jobs -- but it's not over yet

While the national unemployment rate dropped to under 10 percent for the first time in seven months, the un...

GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON CAMPS

Swiss to take in 2 Uighur detainees

In a rebuke to China, Switzerland said it will take two Muslim Uighurs soon to be released from Guant&aacu...

JOURNALISM

Herald's Leonard Pitts honored for his `voice'

Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. has been named recipient of the William Allen White Foundation's N...

WHITE HOUSE

Poll finds mixed views about Obama's 1st year

In a new poll, more Americans felt President Barack Obama tried to do too much in his first year in office ...

THE PENTAGON

U.S. military moves to end ban on gays

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said gays should be allowed to serve in the armed forces, and the...

Mullen says gay ban in military should be lifted

The military's top uniformed officer on Tuesday made an impassioned plea for allowing gays to serve openly ...

OBAMA BUDGET PLAN

Obama's budget proposal includes increase for women's programs

Aides denied political calculations were behind President Barack Obama's decision to include funding increa...

WASHINGTON

Bush lawyers won't be sanctioned

An ethics report states that Bush administration lawyers who provided the basis for interrogation technique...

NY senator who dragged girlfriend fights expulsion

NYC jail chaplain released in razor blades case

A grand jury declined Tuesday to indict a Muslim chaplain accused of trying to smuggle razor blades and sci...

DHS: The number of illegal immigrants in US fell

The Homeland Security Department estimates the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. fell about 7...

Man who taught boy to drive arrested after crash

Authorities have arrested a California man who they say was teaching a sixth-grader how to drive when his c...

Paterson aide wants inquiry of NY Times' reporting

Gov. David Paterson's chief of staff is seeking an internal inquiry into how The New York Times' reporting ...

UNICEF warns against Haiti child smuggling

The head of UNICEF warned Tuesday that people may still be trying to smuggle children out of Haiti and said...

Murtha to be buried in heart of his Pa. district

Body of missing Air Force major found in Haiti

The body of a U.S. Air Force officer visiting Haiti at the time of last month's earthquake has been found i...

Senate OKs resolution opposing terror trial in NYC

The New York Senate has passed a resolution opposing trials of terrorists being held in New York City.

Nev. Medicaid cuts could lead to diaper rationing

Ill. murder suspect threatened to kill 2nd wife

NYC mayor wants federal promise to fund 9/11 trial

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he is skeptical that the federal government would cover the cost...

Obama adviser slams critics of anti-terror effort

President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said Sunday that lawmakers and others are using natio...

Obama gov't asks court to dismiss Uighur case

The Obama administration is suggesting the Supreme Court dismiss a case that tests whether a federal judge ...

In rebuke to China, Swiss take 2 from Guantánamo

The Swiss government rebuffed Chinese protests Wednesday and agreed to give sanctuary to two brothers of th...

Latvia to resettle detainee

Latvia's government says it will accept one inmate from the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay, a citizen of a f...

GOP's Graham: No funds for civilian terror trials

Sen. Lindsey Graham plans to introduce a bipartisan bill Tuesday to block funding for civilian trials of fi...

Obama follows State of the Union with YouTube

President Barack Obama spent about 40 minutes answering video and written questions from YouTube users on t...

Axelrod: No decision yet on terror trial site

A top presidential adviser says the Obama administration hasn't decided where it will try professed Sept. 1...

Obama seeks $200M to help cities host 9/11 trials

The Obama administration is proposing a $200 million fund to help pay for security costs in cities hosting ...

Canada's top court won't force detainee's return

Canada's Supreme Court ruled Friday that it will not force the government to seek the repatriation of the y...

GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON CAMPS

Review: Most Guantánamo detainees should be released

A review of detainees held at the Guantánamo Bay prison camps provides the first specific numbers fo...