Bernard Madoff's elder son was found dead Saturday of an apparent suicide, according to law-enforcement officials.
Richard Holbrooke, the U.S.'s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is in critical condition at a Washington hospital after undergoing emergency heart surgery Saturday, according to the State Department.
A world record for attendance at an ice hockey game was set when an unofficial 113,411 fans watched the University of Michigan beat Michigan State 5-0 Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
Obama will convene a one-day summit of corporate chief executives Wednesday, seeking to incorporate their ideas into a new agenda on trade, tax, regulatory issues and the deficit.
Hundreds of family and friends gathered Saturday to honor the life of Elizabeth Edwards.
More than 20% of Detroit's 139 square miles could go without key municipal services under a new plan being developed for the city, with as few as seven neighborhoods seen as meriting the city's full resources.
White House officials said that they have the 67 Senate votes needed to ratify a new U.S. nuclear-arms accord with Russia, and Obama will delay his planned vacation in Hawaii until the Senate votes.
President Barack Obama said in a weekly radio address on Saturday that he shares the concerns of congressional Democrats about a deal the White House struck with Republicans that extends tax breaks for "millionaires and even billionaires."
President Barack Obama is looking to an unlikely quarter—lame-duck Democrats who lost partly because of him—to help quell a revolt by House Democrats opposed to his tax deal with Republicans.
A trove of tapes and papers from the administration of President Nixon sheds new light on the former president's approach to foreign policy, his relationship with minorities and his distaste for his political opponents.
The computer attacks against Visa, PayPal and other companies that cut off ties with WikiLeaks are testing businesses' digital preparedness for what has become a high-stakes cyber war.
The mysterious death of a troubled Michigan bank's CEO has spawned a host of theories about what happened, and a seeming breakthrough in the case hasn't done much to end the speculation.
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A mini-revolt broke out on the New Jersey Supreme Court when an associate justice said he would abstain from all future decisions alongside a temporary justice, leading Democrats to call for the associate justice's resignation.
Times have gotten so tough for the Illinois state government that it has begun turning to Wall Street trading houses and hedge funds to help pay its bills.
The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana sold at auction for $2.2 million.
Proponents of overturning the military's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in uniform are regrouping after Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would repeal the policy.
Former President Clinton gave his endorsement to the tax deal reached between Obama and congressional Republicans, an appearance aimed at bringing more Democrats on board.
With an international network of surrogate mothers and egg and sperm donors, a new industry is emerging to produce children on the cheap and outside the reach of restrictive laws.
Lurking behind a rainbow veneer, the City of Angels is still a magnificently dark place. Travel back to the days of hard-boiled bars, Old Hollywood haunts and all-night diners.
For golfers who barely missed making the PGA Tour at Q School last week, the Nationwide Tour awaits.
Republicans, poised to take over the state Senate next year, are signaling a harder line on property taxes and pension costs, a stance that could complicate Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo's budget negotiations.
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Nazario "El Chayo" Moreno, one of the purported founders of the La Familia drug cartel, was presumed to have died during a battle with security forces.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Congress on its failure to pass legislation to allow gays to serve openly in the armed forces and urged lawmakers to act before the end of the year.
A study that implied that 70% of urban trees are sick because of exposure to electromagnetic radiation from Wi-Fi towers show how quickly sensational numbers can spread.
Two groups—the World Armwrestling Federation and the World Armsport Federation —are holding rival championships.
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