WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama kicked off a first-of-its-kind Internet-era town hall at the White House on Thursday, pushing hard for public support of his $3.6 trillion budget and asking people to be patient with work his administration is doi
WASHINGTON — For a 10th straight week, the number of people who are continuing to claim jobless benefits increased, fresh evidence that the labor market remains weak despite other hopeful signs that the recession may be nearing a bottom.
RALEIGH, N.C. — In his early days as a young academic, researching his pioneering book on the Black experience in the U.S. and setting the foundation for a life's work chronicling African-American history, John Hope Franklin had to leave Duke Univer
WASHINGTON–Black homeowners who were unfairly targeted for the subprime mortgages that helped topple the American economy now face the threat of similar predatory practices, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan recentl
LAS VEGAS–AARP has long been seen as the domain of the aged. But its new CEO says the group’s central issue of health care reform makes it an advocate for every age group.
WILLOW, Alaska — Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted five times overnight, sending an ash plume more than nine miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration launched a new effort Monday to end a paralysis in lending, saying it will team with investors to initially buy up to a trillion dollars of bad assets from banks that have been reluctant to make loans to consume
WASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes jumped unexpectedly in February by the largest amount in nearly six years as first-time buyers took advantage of deep discounts on foreclosures and other distressed properties.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's budget would generate deficits averaging almost $1 trillion a year over the next decade, according to the latest congressional estimates, significantly worse than predicted by the White House just last month.
