Ethics committee said it was investigating whether California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters used her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock

Construction of long-delayed monumen to civil rights icon to begin soon on the National Mall

the panel also is issuing a subpoena to Countrywide Financial Corp. — now owned by Bank of America Corp. — for records related to its so-called ``VIP’‘ program that provided mortgages to several senators and other officials with preferential terms

President travels Tuesday to Virginia to campaign on behalf of Democrat Creigh Deeds in a gubernatorial contest that is shaping up to be the GOP’s to lose

An estimated 104,000 U.S. and NATO troops will be in Afghanistan by the end of the year — two-thirds of which are American

Prices, however, continued to be dragged down by foreclosures and short sales

The White House says the initiatives will make it easier for smaller community banks to provide credit to small businesses

The Senate gave final approval Tuesday for a plan to permit terrorist suspects held at the controversial facility to be shipped to U.S. soil to face trial,

questions and answers about the housing starts report and what it says about the state of housing and the overall economy

The Times trimmed 100 jobs last year and has cut another 100 from the newspaper’s business operations

Prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law

Military hearing held Wednesday for soldier convicted of crimes at Abu Ghraib

President spoke after touring a highway construction site in Springfield

Such is the tail, er, tale of Mr. Toes, the cream-colored cat who’s become the talk of Charlie’s Service Center

The sweeping $829-billon, 10-year health care remake would help most Americans get coverage without creating a new government insurance plan

The Hemp Industries Association says the protesters turned to civil disobedience for the first time

The ban also includes a rare restriction in the Arab world: limiting places where Syrians can indulge in the hubbly bubbly — water pipes known as argileh here

At Cornell University, Ann Martin, who runs the ``Curious? Ask an Astronomer’‘ Web site, says people are scared.

Consensus does not extend to congressional Republicans

The company said Friday that will create two production shifts at its Greer plant.

The intentional crashes had been expected to kick up miles of lunar dust

The new president was hailed for his willingness to reach out to the Islamic world, his commitment to curtailing the spread of nuclear weapons and his goal of bringing the Israelis and Palestinians into serious, fruitful negotiations

The Patriot Act authorizes law enforcement and intelligence agencies to conduct court-ordered surveillance and seizure of records and other tangible items in counterterrorism operations.

Dell said that about 600 employees will be let go by mid-November, while the others will remain until the 750,000-square-foot plant closes.

At least one poll shows voters would support lifting the pot prohibition, which would make the state of 40 million the first in the nation to legalize marijuana

On Sunday morning, one of Virginia’s two Democratic senators appears on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to talk about the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.

Richmond-area independent launches bid for Congress

Vice president in north Georgia, wracked by torrential downpours

Family members say Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were detained after they strayed into Iran while hiking in Iraq in July

The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than 60 detainees registered to make calls when the initiative started Thursday