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The deputy commander of the Yemeni-based terrorist network was reportedly killed along with six other militants.

The government will reduce its stake in the insurance giant to less than 50 percent for the first time since the 2008 bailout.

Teachers from the nation's third-largest school district have gone on strike despite an offer of a 16 percent pay raise over four years.

A three-judge panel said the pending law would discriminate against racial minorities and the poor, who are less likely to have photo identification.

The storm may not have had the intensity of other Gulf hurricanes of recent years, but its slow movement and wide coverage area create their own problems.

Nearly a third of the homes in Louisiana are without power, even as a downgraded Isaac, now a tropical storm, continued to cause damage.

It's been seven years since Katrina and the failure of the city's levee system. It's been rebuilt at a cost of billions, but the job isn't quite finished.

Tropical Storm Isaac is over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday on its way toward New Orleans, where it's expected to hit seven years to the day since Katrina.

The city has approved its first aerial spraying in 45 years to combat an outbreak of West Nile virus. Over the years, the chemicals used for aerial spraying have become much safer for...

Private space ventures and nations such as China are aiming to potentially leave their own prints in the moon's powdery soil. That's prompted some nervousness about keeping Neil Armst...

Democrats opposed the Bush tax cuts in the early 2000s. But now President Obama is calling for a second extension of the cuts for some Americans, and Republicans are lining up in opposition. So whose tax cut is it anyway?

The FBI will shut off two temporary servers that have kept the DNSChanger virus in check for the past year.

Roger Federer beat defending champion Novak Djokovic to advance to Sunday's championship. He'll face the winner of today's semifinal between Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Sure, everybody's heard of tornadoes and hurricanes. But derechos? Haboobs? Dig in to our glossary of extreme weather.

But court observers caution it is too soon to add the chief justice to the list of those who acted in unexpected ways once they joined the Supreme Court.

The Moody's credit rating agency's downgrade of 15 banks in the U.S. and Europe was anticipated by global markets but will likely mean higher costs for consumers.

The largest U.S. bank lost $2 billion due to a single, London-based "rogue trader," the company's CEO admits.

After a weekend election that created even more potential uncertainty for both countries, observers weigh in on what could happen next.

The death of the former San Diego linebacker means eight members of the team that went to the Super Bowl in 1994 have now died — all before age 45.

One of three agents let go in the aftermath of the Colombia prostitution scandal had written under a photo of Palin on his Facebook page that he 'checking her out'.