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The Obama administration announced Wednesday that the president will attend, briefly, global climate talks set for next month in Copenhagen. The White House also unveiled the greenhouse-gas targets it …

United Nations - Marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of …


I always view November as the darkest month. It’s not just that the days are shorter and the nights are longer, but it’s the time of year when the …

Top health care officials met with Barack Obama and other administration officials just as the president pushed Congress to pass legislation to overhaul the health insurance industry, newly released …

The White House announced Wednesday that President Obama will attend international climate talks next month in Copenhagen and commit the U.S. to a specific short-term target for the reduction …

A Long Island couple is home free after an outraged judge gave them an amazing Thanksgiving present — canceling their debt to ruthless bankers trying to toss them out …

A key official in the Obama administration's effort to remake detention policy and close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay has resigned. Phillip Carter, who was appointed deputy …

Frankfurt - Kentucky may not execute anyone until it adopts regulations in compliance with the law, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The court ruling came in the case …

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina recently sent out mailers asking its customers for help lobbying against a public insurance option - and its controversial actions are now …

As financial reforms face new delays in Congress, the chair of the Congressional oversight panel on the TARP program, Elizabeth Warren, told Truthout Tuesday that the nation's financial institutions …