The Afghan leader, Hamid Karzai, is said to be very angry over the capture of the Taliban's number two official in...

Reports that a Pentagon official hired private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to track and kill suspected insurgents is being investigated by the US Defense...

Some Toyota drivers in the US have sued Toyota for a full...

Tiger Woods and his wife Elin are said to be happily living together...

The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement...

A U.S. State Department annual human rights survey that accuses Sri Lanka of violating citizens' rights, has been rejected by Colombo as unsubstantiated and based on reports by unnamed...

A roadside bomb killed three Afghan civilians Monday in southern Afghanistan while one person died when a rocket hit the main US military base in the country, officials...

Party animal Michael Phelps surprised people by being "really nice" at Jay-Z's concert in Atlantic City last...

Rielle Hunter, the mother of Former presidential candidate John Edwards' baby, says she is still in love with him and she thinks "Johnny" loves her...

Singer Demi Lovato has confirmed that she is dating 'Jonas Brothers' member Joe...

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's relationship is still going strong, sources...

A new exhibit in New York is causing discomfort among some visitors by bringing them too close to nude...

Scottish actor Gerard Butler has said that his 'The Bounty Hunter' co-star Jennifer Aniston is like...

Mitraclip, a tiny new medical clip, could save millions from open-heart surgery, according to...

Former 'Friends' star David Schwimmer has got engaged to girlfriend Zoe...

Angelina Jolie's lips have nothing plastic about them and are 100 per cent natural, claims a...

A candidate for governor in Atlanta, Georgia has been arrested for allegedly threatening singer Elton...

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's fierce denunciation of Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro-Israel interest groups who say the criticism of...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Prosecutors say surveillance video shows a sleep-deprived school bus driver running stop signs before causing a fatal crash last month outside a suburban Philadelphia middle...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A woman heading to her stepfather's house was "beyond lost" when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Thurston County and onto...

The former treasurer of a Capitol Hill condominium complex is facing felony theft charges on allegations that he stole more than $80,000 from his neighbors. Charged in King County Superior court,...

U.S. and Mexican authorities are investigating the possible drug cartel violence that left two Americans and a Mexican with ties to the U.S. consulate in Juarez dead over the weekend. Gwen Ifill...

WASHINGTON – Congressional opponents of US President Barack Obama slammed the administration for its recent criticism of Israel Monday, as the issue threatened to become a political headache for...

(AP Photo/David Goldman)A homeowner, who would not give his name, takes out the trash as his sister's car sits crushed by a fallen tree in the driveway of his Larchmont, N.Y. home in the aftermath of...

(AP Photo/Denis Poroy)Bob Waltz, Toyota Motor Sales USA Vice President of Product Quality and Service Support, left, speaks as Toyota Motor Sales USA Vice President of Communications Mike Michels...

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, the tailends of unsold 2010 Toyota Prius sedans form a long line at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. Toyota owners and stockholders have...

(AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)In this Thursday, March 11, 2010 photo, the empty frame, center, from which thieves cut Rembrandt's "Storm on the Sea of Galilee" remains on display at the Isabella Stewart...

(AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 picture, Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis leaves the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse after a federal hearing in Raleigh, N.C. The...

Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro-Israel interest groups who say the criticism of America's top Mideast ally was misplaced.Since the controversy erupted, a...

More than 100 members of the US Congress on Monday called on the Obama administration to label China a currency manipulator, in a move that highlighted the pressure on Washington to take a more...

FORT WORTH, Texas — More than a year after President George W. Bush left the White House, some people are getting a little sentimental about him. Several weeks ago, a billboard popped up in...

Gold Dust Saloon owner Ruth McDonald, center, uses the "three share" model to provide health coverage for her workers in Pueblo, Colo. By Tom Kimmell, for USA...

That's one reason Generac began offering apprenticeships in 1996. It wanted to hire recent high school graduates but found that many applicants lacked basic academic skills, as well as softer skills...

A US Army Counterintelligence Agency report into Wikileaks which suggested destroying the reputation of the whistleblower web site has been published by, appropriately enough,...

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(Reuters) - New York City will renovate 21 public housing projects, home to thousands of people, through two deals that allow it to for the first time tap federal funds for them, the city and state...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Melting snow will cause major flooding along the Red River in North Dakota by Tuesday with water levels just below the record set in 2009 during one of the worst floods...

The American middle class, long the backbone of this country and the envy of the rest of the world, is dispirited. It is feeling financially threatened and may be in danger of losing its sense of...

March 15, 2010 5:16 PM ABC News’ Matt Loffman reports: Former Republican House Majority Leader and current Tea Party leader Dick Armey said today that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is...

Iran said Monday that it would put to death six people arrested during protests in December, the New York Times reported. The announcement may have been meant as a signal to opposition groups...

The two families climbed into white SUVs and almost simultaneously left the children's birthday party put on by the U.S. consulate. One headed deeper into one of the world's most dangerous cities,...

Rielle Hunter, center ,is escorted into the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse in Raleigh, N.C., on Aug. 6, 2009. Former Sen. John Edwards had an extramarital affair with Hunter that he...

New Jersey made a little bit of lottery history over the weekend. On Saturday night, a ticket sold in Morris County won the Powerball jackpot, making Jersey the first state to sell jackpot winners...

Tomlinson's agent, Tom Condon, said Sunday that the New York Jets signed the former Chargers running back to a two-year contract. The Jets confirmed that they have agreed to a deal, adding the aging...

A final vote is likely to occur Tuesday. The procedural vote, known as a cloture vote, limits debate on the legislation. Senate aides of both parties said that the Senate could stay in session for ...

Meanwhile, Chilean stocks fell, led by electricity producers in the wake of a large power outage in the Andean nation on Sunday. The Bovespa index fell 0.4% at 69,032.75, its third consecutive...

U.S. Department of State Philip J. Crowley Assistant Secretary Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC March 15, 2010 www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2010/03/138369.htm TRANSCRIPT: 1:09 p.m. EST MR....

HOUSTON — Officials say a collision between a transit bus and light-rail train in downtown Houston has sent 19 people to the hospital. No serious injuries were reported. The Metropolitan...