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The state capitol was far from the White Plains, New York, church basement on a recent evening in May, but the 30 or so citizens gathered felt its dysfunction …

Compressed due to this week's memorial services for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), but not condensed, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan …

Compressed because of memorial services for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) that are being held this week, but not condensed, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee …

Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings kicked off on Monday. Her nomination has been met by glum resignation on the left and indifference on the right, as Adam Serwer …

After spending more than ten years in jail without a formal sentence, Curtis Flowers now can point to another unenviable distinction – he’s the first person in U.S. history …

Despite widespread reports of illness, the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the long-term health of cleanup workers was never studied, reports McClatchy. To many observers, including …

The United States invaded Afghanistan nine years ago to topple the Taliban and weed out terrorists, but the world's richest military has failed to pacify a network of scrappy …

Afghanistan has been getting all the ink lately, and for good reason. General Stanley McChrystal's act of self-immolation by way of Rolling Stone magazine kicked off a genuine no-bones-about-it …

Our first full day in Louisiana finds us venturing south from New Orleans to Houma, a town about an hours drive to the southwest. It is from here we …

At the G20 summit in Toronto, world leaders agreed to halve deficits in three years. At least one prominent economist says spending, not cuts, is what's needed. Washington - …