After a dreary winter day, you come home, slip out of your cozy waterproof coat and boots, and get the kids started on their homework. For a snack, you pop some popcorn in the microwave and order a pizza…
Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect in California, meaning that police officers can no longer impound a car at sobriety checkpoints if the driver's only offense is driving without a license, according to The Associated Press.
The bipartisan co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction announced late Monday that the group had failed to reach an agreement. "We are deeply disappointed that we have been unable to come to a bipartisan deficit…
Sen. John McCain speaks as Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Dan Coats, Jim DeMint and Ron Johnson look on during a news conference to introduce a Republican jobs proposal; Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Responding and reacting to the public…
This undated photo released by the Shalit family via Getty Images shows Israeli army Cpl. Gilad Shalit, taken by Hamas militants at age 19. An agreement was reached to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured and held by Hamas…
Testing blood pressure. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. The escalating epidemic of non-communicable diseases could could cost the world $47 trillion over the next two decades, according to a report published Monday as United Nations representatives open a two-day,…
President Obama has reversed course on proposed smog standards, a victory for business interests that had decried the smog restrictions on the grounds that they should be postponed -- until at least 2013 -- due to the recession. The…
Hours after U.S. markets closed Friday, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's announced it downgraded the credit rating of the United States for the first time in the ratings' history. S&P said it's cutting the No. 1 economy's top AAA…
Job seekers register and pick up jobs fliers from employers at a June jobs fair in Los Angeles; Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images This post was updated at 10:47 a.m. ET on July 12 In the last week, the…
EmbedVideo(969, 482, 304); Updated 1:50 p.m. ET | President Obama said Monday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling will not be possible if Republicans are unwilling to compromise, but he declared: "We are going to…
