Travelers who fly on private corporate jets would have to clear background checks before boarding under a new proposal made Thursday ...

Just two months ago, a lopsided war with Georgia supposedly marked Russia's return as a world power. Now, Russians are watching ...

The federal goverment is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to auction off takeoff and landing times at New York City-area ...

The Dalai Lama was hospitalized in New Delhi, his spokesman said early Friday, just days after a medical checkup cleared the ...

The double-blow of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike just three years after Katrina and Rita unleashed the costliest natural disaster ...

Of the repeat contenders, 19 are in races considered competitive by the Cook Political Report.

Bush is not expected to announce any new policy decisions, the White House said.

In this tiny state, the size of some congressional districts, nearly everyone has a story about Sen. Joe Biden.

The president of the Indonesian stock exchange says trading will be suspended indefinitely "to prevent deeper panic" after another ...

In some congressional races, the amount spent by these organizations surpasses the candidates' spending.

Trying to head off a potentially embarrassing state ethics report on GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaign officials ...

A new poll showed that viewers of the second debate have more confidence in Obama on the economy.

Ethanol might have slipped off the national election radar, but it could grow in local importance.

The Panama Canal expansion project is getting a US$400 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank.

RIO DE JANEIRO Four miles under the ocean's surface off Brazil's lush coast lie billions of barrels of recently discovered light ...