Oil below $96 before crude stocks report, Fed
The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.

World stocks mixed ahead of Fed chief testimony
World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, hours before Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is to deliver remarks before Congress on the state of the ...
Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge
A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress ...

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone ...
Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story
In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S.
House immigration group reaches a deal
A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of ...

Obama acts on scandals; Republicans unsatisfied
President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred ...
Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals ...
EPA nominee advances without GOP support
President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to getting the job, but it came without Republican ...

Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse
A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged ...

Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena
Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he ...

Ex-Philippine president elected mayor of Manila
Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 ...

Ex-Philippine president leading in race for Manila
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since ...
Rubio's PAC airing ads defending Ayotte on guns
A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ...
Senate Finance to investigate IRS targeting groups
Sen. Max Baucus says the Senate Finance Committee will investigate the IRS targeting conservative political groups, joining a growing list of ...

Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls
From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for Monday's congressional ...

Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call
The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but ...

Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom
Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the ...

Boston chief: Wasn't told FBI got Tsarnaev warning
The FBI did not initially share with Boston police the warnings it had received from Russia about one suspect in last month's marathon bombings, ...

Kerry says he'll answer questions on Benghazi
Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he's determined to answer any questions related to the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in ...
Republicans boycott committee vote on EPA nominee
Senate Republicans boycotted Thursday a scheduled committee vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

SKorean leader: Nuclear-armed North unacceptable
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye told Congress on Wednesday that she will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea and that provocative actions ...
House members push bill on military sexual assault
A House Republican and Democrat are pushing a bill that would strip the authority of military officers to overturn convictions for major offenses such ...

Senator says military plagued by sexual assaults
The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense ...

Russia charging NASA $70M per astronaut seat
The U.S. space agency is paying $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space and home again, and the agency's leader is blaming ...