Even though James Meza doesn't wear the uniform of a first responder, he is doing rescue work. Meza is helping the children of New Orleans by running six charter schools in the city, hopeful that they'll become the seeds of
After a visit to the southern Israeli town of Sderot, a frequent target of rockets fired from the nearby Gaza Strip, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, says he sees little point in negotiating with Hamas.
Seventy-five years after the repeal of Prohibition, alcohol-related debates still flare up across the nation. In Alabama, beer with more than 6 percent alcohol is illegal. That means some of the most coveted brews in the world are off-limits. But
More than 11,000 pages of documents from New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's tenure as a first lady were released on Wednesday. The schedules show her various speaking engagements and offer a window into White House life.
Some Americans mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq with vigils and protests, with hundreds turning out to raise their voices and share their views in Washington, D.C.
Although public opinion has turned against the war, President Bush reaffirms his decision to invade Iraq in a Pentagon speech Wednesday. Bush says the costly sacrifices have "opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on
In a presidential election year in which a black man and a white woman are each staging historic candidacies, John McCain -- the maverick Republican -- may be the most radical party nominee.
The Supreme Court overturns a murder conviction and death sentence for a black defendant in Louisiana who said his trial was tainted by racism. A seven-member majority of the justices said the prosecutor improperly kept blacks off the jury.
An out-of-control sport utility vehicle plowed into crowds at a suburban Chicago auto auction Wednesday, injuring 11 people. Three were critically hurt.
Barack Obama suggested Wednesday that Hillary Rodham Clinton could not be trusted to end the Iraq war because she only started opposing it when she began her bid for president.
During his Middle East tour, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) blames Iran several times for training al-Qaida in Iraq, before correcting himself to say Iran was training Shiite militants.
Protesters blocked traffic and government buildings in Washington, acted out a Baghdad street scene in Syracuse, N.Y., and banged drums in a parade through San Francisco on Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
With potential troop drawdowns looming, U.S. commanders and diplomats in Baghdad say security gains will be sustainable only if the Iraqi government moves faster to deliver basic services in areas that have been secured.
On the heels of federal intervention following the Bear Stearns collapse, there are fresh indications that the Bush administration and House Democrats are willing to negotiate a plan to use taxpayer money to stem the flood of foreclosures.
Design changes to part of the wing of Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner might further delay its first flight, according to the head of an aircraft leasing company that has ordered 74 of the planes.
