CARSON, Calif. — A Los Angeles suburb has stripped its mayor of some power after he ordered the U.S. flag flown at half-staff to honor Michael Jackson.
WASHINGTON —Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and only third female member in the top U.S. court's 220-year history.
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday welcomed a dip in the U.S. unemployment rate but said President Barack Obama still expects the jobless rate to hit 10 percent this year, a sober reaction to the latest snapshot on the economy's health.
WASHINGTON — The Senate ethics committee cleared Sens. Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad of breaking rules by accepting VIP mortgages, even as it scolded them Friday for not being more careful to avoid the appearance oATf getting sweetheart deals.
WASHINGTON — The attorney who got the Supreme Court to overturn the District of Columbia's 32-year handgun ban has gone back to court to challenge regulations prohibiting gun owners from carrying their weapons in the nation's capital.
FRESNO, California — Tests on a bug found by a dog sniffing packages at a FedEx facility showed it carried a disease capable of devastating California's citrus industry, agricultural official said Wednesday.
With student needs rapidly changing and affordability a top priority, Walmart is making a commitment this summer to provide a wider variety of laptops at unprecedented savings.
