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Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President Barack Obama's high-stakes initiatives through Congress are being dogged by re-election worries, and it's not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them.
President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy has "core strengths" that will put the nation in a good stead for the long term despite a difficult year for millions of people. Wrapping a Cabinet meeting Monday, Obama spoke in upbeat terms about the strength of... Barack Obama - United States - Economy of the United States - US - Society and Culture
The worst of US job losses are expected to be over by March 2010 as the economic grows after a long recession, a poll of business economists showed Monday.
A veteran dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed during China's massive earthquake last year, killing thousands of children — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information.
Barack Obama, who once had his own electric book tour testing the waters for a campaign, could learn a thing or three from Sarah Palin.
Bizarre candidates such as the "Ultimate Messiah" and a man who crows like a chicken are seeking their moments of fame by making unlikely bids for president in next year's Philippine elections.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Support for legalizing marijuana is growing rapidly in the United States and received a push when President Barack Obama said he once smoked it, advocates said.
Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war.
Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The guest list remains a guarded secret for Tuesday's state dinner honoring India's prime minister, the first such dinner U.S. President Barack Obama will host.
Two Afghan cabinet ministers are being investigated under suspicion of embezzlement, a deputy attorney general said on Monday, at a time when President Hamid Karzai faces tough Western pressure to clean up his government.
Sarah Palin's book exposes tensions between the former Republican vice presidential candidate and aides to John McCain.
The Republican Party needs leaders who prefer the responsibilities of leadership to the pleasures of fame.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promises to limit her enthusiasm during her visit to North Carolina's Fort Bragg.
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is calling his war council together as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The president has said he would announce his plans by year's end. He first called the high-power...
Today at The White House, President Barack Obama launched the "Educate to Innovate" campaign to improve the participation and performance of America's students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
