Iran warned Israel and the United States that it is ready to defend itself if either country ever launches a military attack against its atomic facilities

A rebound in the American labor market has yet to take hold, but first-time claims for jobless benefits did fall more than expected last week

Labor Department found that businesses and government advertised 2.4 million open positions on the last day in July

One in a series of stories assessing how last fall’s financial meltdown and the Great Recession have changed our lives.

Congressman says president has failed to stop job losses, blasts White House’s ‘go-it-alone approach’

Scott Farmer’s total compensation fell 19 percent from the previous year because the value of his stock and options awards and his performance-based cash bonus both fell by half.

The Obama administration’s proposal would establish stronger international standards for the reserves banks are required to hold to cover potential loan losses.

The photo was taken Thursday by Fidel’s son Alex Castro, a photographer for the Communist Youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde

In Culpeper, airing of speech Tuesday will be left up to the principal; parents can opt their child out of viewing

Fire spokesman John Huschke said early Friday that ``it’s pretty quiet’‘ on the fire lines

The vote is largely symbolic and was not an attempt to topple the Scottish government.

About 70 percent of the nation’s military-age young people cannot enlist in the armed forces because of inadequate education, criminal records or physical problems.

Under the $75 billion federal program, Making Home Affordable, lenders will receive money in exchange for lowering mortgage payments of distressed homeowners

Whirlpool said it will move the production of refrigerators with freezers on top to a company location in Mexico

Consumer spending is the big question mark as the economy struggles to emerge from recession

Kennedy died last night at his home on Cape Cod

President says Kennedy was part of “virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health and economic well being of the American people” the last five decades

The first firefighter to fall through the floor, Lt. Charles ``Chip’‘ McCarthy, was a 22-year veteran of the Buffalo Fire Department

In a postal vote that closed Friday, 87.6 percent of voters responded ``No’‘ to the question: ``Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offense in New Zealand?‘’

The White House said it ``deeply regrets’‘ the Scottish decision

The military death brings to 22 the number of U.S. troops killed in August

Woodstock was many things — a brief, innocent moment of peace and music — but it was also a trailblazer to a festival circuit that has exploded in recent years

Automakers led the rebound, as the production of motor vehicles and parts rose 20.1 percent, after falling for three straight months

Controller at Teterboro Airport in N.J. was found to be involved in ``apparently inappropriate conversations’‘ at the time of the crash between a small plane and a tour helicopter in which nine people died.

The judge said there was undisputed evidence of racial threats against minorities at Anderson County High School

President says he doesn’t expect to be able to snap his fingers and change the politically charged immigration system.

Amid a languid book market and deflated U.S. economy, escapist romance became the No. 1 category among best-seller lists last year.

A Pennsylvania family and an Italian tourist group were killed in Saturday’s crash of the small plane and a sightseeing helicopter

Abbey Road, which cuts through London’s well-to-do neighborhood of St. John’s Wood, is home to the eponymous studios where the group recorded much of its work

The accident, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg called ``not survivable,‘’ happened just after noon