MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Police responding to the fatal shooting of a Wesleyan University student found a journal with an entry saying "I think it okay to kill Jews and go on a killing spree" and "Kill Johanna. She must Die," according to an arrest warra
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday there have been "somewhat encouraging" improvements in the country's stricken labor markets, but the rate of joblessness is "still a sobering toll."
JOLIET, Ill. — Drew Peterson, the former police sergeant who hasn't hesitated to crack a joke or pose for the camera since his fourth wife's disappearance more than 18 months ago, was told Friday he will have to wait more than a week to answer alleg
Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and government officials:
Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyers have agreed to be paid $110 an hour, far below the rate some of them usually charge, in return for being allowed to use his $2.3 million campaign fund.
WASHINGTON — The pace of layoffs slowed in April when U.S. employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months. But the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, the highest since late 1983, as many businesses remain wary of hiring given all the ec
DETROIT — Mayor-elect Dave Bing may be a political novice, but after nearly 30 years running a steel manufacturing enterprise, he is at home keeping budgets balanced and making tough personnel decisions along the way.
PITTSBURGH — The government will begin taking land from seven property owners so that the Flight 93 memorial can be built in time for the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Park Service said.
