Angry Putin issues warning to US over damaged relations

Ties between Russia and the United States were placed under an unexpected new strain yesterday as Vladimir Putin reacted angrily...

The welfare revolution is only just beginning

George Osborne's action on incapacity benefits shows there is a..

'Genocidal' Israel will be put in its place

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez described Israel on Saturday as a genocidal state..

Census Bureau managers fired for 10,000 bogus questionnaires

Two Census Bureau managers were fired after their bosses found they faked...

Schwarzenegger terminates welfare use of casino ATMs

Gov. Schwarzenegger halts use of welfare debit cards at casinos..

Group of youths attack Jewish dance group in Germany

Arab youths threw stones at a Jewish dance group during a street festival in Hannover, injuring one dancer and forcing the group to cancel its performance...

Afghan War at Key Moment as General Exits

There's never a good time for an American administration to air its dirty laundry in public, but the departure of Gen. Stanley McChrystal amid a flurry of sniping and backbiting...

Top general in Afghan war apologizes for profile

The top U.S. war commander in Afghanistan apologized Tuesday for an interview in which he said he felt betrayed...

Leak found on rig 'weeks before blast'

The Deepwater Horizon rig which exploded causing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, had suffered a leak in the weeks leading up to the blast…

Rahm out at White House?

Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, is expected to leave his job later this year after growing tired of the "idealism" of Barack Obama's inner circle.

FANNIE AND FREDDIE tab 146 billion and rising

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took over a foreclosed home roughly every 90 seconds during the first three months of the year.

BP boss Tony Hayward passes baton after horror week

EMBATTLED BP boss Tony Hayward is handing over the daily management of the complex operation to cap the Gulf of Mexico spill, a day after a public mauling by US lawmakers..

Al Gore Affair Story Is 'Completely Untrue'

Laurie David told the Huffington Post on Tuesday that a tabloid report that she is having an affair with Al Gore is an absolute lie...

BP says it's sorry - and guarantees $20B for Gulf

President Barack Obama wrested a $20 billion compensation guarantee and an apology to the nation from British oil giant BP Wednesday..

U.S. Lawmakers blast oil firms' drilling plans

U.S. lawmakers blasted major oil companies on Tuesday for "virtually worthless" and "cookie cutter" plans to handle a deepwater oil disaster...

Documents reveal BP's missteps before blowout

BP made a series of money-saving shortcuts and blunders that dramatically increased the danger of a destructive oil spill in a well that an engineer ominously described as a "nightmare"....

Your Body: Subtle Signs Something May Be Very Wrong

As medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips explained on "The Early Show on Saturday Morning," things such as brittle nails, dull hair, even a crease in your earlobe, could be signs of underlying medical problems that need attention.

Coast Guard Tells BP to Speed Up Containment Pace

The federal government has given BP until the end of the weekend to find ways to speed up efforts to contain huge amounts of oil gushing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a letter released Saturday, as large globs of brown crude coated Alabama's white sand beaches.

Cops call King's wife's OD an 'attempted suicide'

A police report has surfaced suggesting Southwick's drug overdose was not accidental.

Gulf oil leak estimate soaring

NEW YORK - A government panel roughly doubled its estimate yesterday of the amount of oil that had gushed for weeks from the out-of-control BP well...

Obama to Meet BP Chairman

President Barack Obama and senior administration officials will meet BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg next Wednesday..

Second Hand Smoke Danger to Mental Health

Other people's smoke is bad for your lungs and bad for your heart, and new research suggests it could be bad for your mental health, too.

Cross Used To Beat Elderly Woman To Death In Church...

Cross County Sheriff J.R. Smith said possibly two "people of interest" fled the area after the church pastor discovered Lillian Wilson's lifeless body Sunday.

Citizenship Now Denied: Egyptian Men Married to Israeli Women

The Egyptian Supreme Court has affirmed an earlier verdict to revoke the citizenship of Egyptian men married to Israeli women...