More than 40 million people tuned in last week to listen to the speech from Palin, the 44-year-old, first-term governor whom McCain announced as his surprise vice presidential pick just days before. Since then, that basic script is all anyone

Officials confirm bird-flu outbreak

Infamous for lost packages and tardy delivery, the postal service is getting a hot-pink makeover to try to brighten up its image, win back customers — and pull it out of the red.

Lehman, battling the nation's worst financial crisis since the Depression, also said it would spin off a troubled real estate unit and slash its dividend. Those moves come as the nation's fourth largest investment bank reported an almost $4 billion

Leon Traig Williams, 22, had been convicted on eight charges, including disorderly conduct, criminal damage, shopliftings, possession of drug paraphernalia and theft.

Days after University of Arizona President Robert Shelton unveiled his vision for sweeping changes and laid the groundwork for academic program closures, the Eller College of Management's dean told faculty with the School of Public Administration and Policy that their

For some area businesses, though, that news came too late.

To get the permit, known as a "take permit," Pima County must show its mitigation efforts — from buying ecologically sensitive land to protect it, to requiring developers to set aside land for conservation — outweigh the potential harm.

But when it comes to getting the most out of their homebuying dollar, they've got nothing on homeowners in the Midwest, a new study suggests.

Nichole Renea Katz's father and two brothers made a plea Tuesday afternoon that Jonathan D. Swihart, 23, be taken back into custody while the judicial process takes its course.

However, there are times when the only way to get partner to do the right thing is to tell a little white lie. This type of falsecard is eminently forgivable.

Hurricane Ike moved into the warm waters of the Gulf and took aim at the U.S. and Mexican coasts Tuesday after bringing down aging buildings in Havana and tearing through western Cuba's tobacco country.

There is an extremely important ingredient of community organizing that these politicians have failed to grasp, it is an ingredient that embraces a historical perspective that McCain and company have neglected, or forgotten, or perhaps never even realized: Moses was

The fact the teams haven't met in the postseason during that span is.

The loss of the Pro Bowl linebacker is a huge setback for a team that has Super Bowl expectations.

Johnson, scratched from Tampa Bay's starting lineup because he didn't get into town until just before the first pitch, hit a game-tying, pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning, and Dioner Navarro doubled in the go-ahead run to help the Rays

Treasury Department figures obtained by The Associated Press show that more than 1.4 million of the checks have been seized since the payments began last spring, and a total of $831 million has been collected by child-support agencies nationwide.

This dinner requires no other cooking and very little chopping and cutting, thanks to roasted chicken strips, shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes.

Megan Cox, who won the "Sunday Soup" cookbook, loves the tortilla soup at The Grill. "An unlikely but supremely delectable surprise," she said. And Julia Shepis, who won "The Spice and Herb Bible," cited the Olive Garden's minestrone as her

At Don Augusto, one of the market's most popular restaurants, Miro ordered a great seasonal delicacy, sea-urchin roe. He instructed us to savor it briefly in our mouths without chewing, allowing its unique combination of ocean tang and rose-petal fragrance