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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress Wednesday that the administration will extend the government's financial bailout program until next fall, saying it's needed to protect against fresh economic shocks. Complete Story...
Pakistani police said they arrested five U.S. citizens Wednesday in a raid in the east of the country, but declined to give a reason for the detentions.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen (jih-ZEHL' BUN'-chen) have welcomed a baby boy.
A top-ranking American warned Congress Wednesday that the military situation in Afghanistan likely will "get harder before it gets easier."
An industry study says biodiesel production could stop unless a federal $1-per-gallon tax credit is extended.
John Allen Ditullio is a walking billboard for the neo-Nazi movement: a large 6-inch swastika tattooed under his right ear, barbed wire inked down the right side of his face, and an extreme and very personal vulgarity scrawled on one side of his neck.
A federal court says a U.S. citizen who served as Bosnia's U.N. ambassador cannot be extradited to the Balkan nation.
Making her case for tax increases, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday presented a bleak plan to balance the state budget by wiping out spending for health care, welfare, and education programs that reach every corner of Washington.
Developers of the $8.5 CityCenter casino complex say they will offer seller financing to buyers of condominium and condo-hotel units at the development on the Las Vegas Strip.
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus said Wednesday it is revising its sales figures from November and December 2008 due to a mechanical error.
Generex Biotechnology Corp. said Wednesday it entered a supply agreement with Sanofi-Aventis that will give Generex the insulin it needs to test and market its diabetes drug candidate Generex Oral-lyn.
Utility company Alliant Energy Corp. on Wednesday warned that its fourth-quarter earnings will be cut by one-time regulatory charges related to two canceled plant projects.
Constellation Brands Inc.'s turnaround continues to show promise, while the strength of Brown-Forman Corp.'s Jack Daniel's whiskey products helped push its profit higher, an analyst said Wednesday.
When the stock market hit its all-time high in October 2007, few investors questioned the merits of their 401(k) plan. Two years later, their feelings are different.
The CEO of Southwest Airlines says business travel is still slow and he doesn't expect it to improve next year either.
Ford Motor Co. officials are asking Michigan legislators to give the automaker around $120 million in tax credits earmarked for companies that develop batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Wednesday it expects a court to approve its reorganization plan, most likely by later this month.
The European Union's top antitrust official said Wednesday she was "still optimistic" that regulators could resolve a bitter dispute over an EU investigation into Oracle Corp.'s planned takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.
Trinity Industries Inc. has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents.
A top Continental Airlines official is downplaying the benefits of airline mergers when carriers can instead form partnerships that let them work together on prices and schedules.
Shares of Pfizer Inc. rose Wednesday after a Credit Suisse analyst said the world's largest drugmaker is likely to raise its dividend up to 20 percent later this month, less than a year after slashing its payout.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., a car rental company, said Wednesday it expects its fourth-quarter and 2009 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization would be in positive territory after losses posted in both periods last year.
Jimmy Carter's grandson is following the former president into politics with a run for the Georgia state Senate.
The U.S. unveiled a strategy Wednesday to crack down on biological weapons that doesn't include any international enforcement, continuing the Bush administration's rejection of binding verification plans.
Man found on couch with teddy bear, gets DUI A St. Martin, Miss., couple awoke Saturday night to find a drunken stranger asleep on their couch, cuddling a teddy bear, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said Monday.
Meet the Billionaire Brothers Funding the Right-Wing War on ObamaBillionaire brothers David and Charles Koch are the wealthiest, and perhaps most effective, opponents of President Obama's progressive agenda. They have been looming in the background of every major domestic policy dispute this year.
Climate deal likely to cost trillions of dollarsIf negotiators reach an accord at the climate talks in Copenhagen it will entail profound shifts in many areas of people's lives. So what is all dislocation going to cost?
'Extremely dangerous' storm targets MidwestA fierce winter storm was leaving dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogged eastward early Wednesday.
Confronted with clear falsehood, Fox News scraps its "zero tolerance" policySo Media Matters sent an open letter to Fox News asking how the network would deal with the falsehood in light of its new policy of "zero tolerance for on-screen errors."
Rachel Maddow trashes gay-to-straight therapist (With Video)In an interview with Richard Cohen, whose claims that gay men can be trained to become heterosexuals have been used to support an effort to pass a law in Uganda that would imprison gays for life or execute them, Maddow blasted Cohen and said he had "blood" on his hands.
Obama set to extend bank bailout fundThe Obama administration plans to announce on Wednesday that it intends to extend the life of the $700 billion financial bailout fund until next October, officials said Tuesday.
Petraeus: Afghanistan no worse than Iraq in '07The top U.S. general says Afghanistan is no worse off than Iraq was when he took command there in 2007.
strange spiral phenomenon seen in the skys over norwayHan og datteren Amalie Nyborg (16) var på vei til jobb og skole da himmelen plutselig eksploderte. He and his daughter Amalie Nyborg (16) were on their way to work and school when the sky suddenly exploded.
Mystery as Spiral Blue Light Display Hovered Above Norway"A mysterious light display appearing over Norway last night [overnight December 8-9, 2009?] has left thousands of residents in the north of the country baffled."
Florida Woman Accused of Attacking Boyfriend With Raw Meat A 53-year-old Dunnellon woman has been arrested after alledgedly hitting a man in the head with a raw steak.
Obama's Risky Sex CzarThe Obama administration is stonewalling serious inquiries about sexual filth propagated by a senior presidential appointee who is responsible for promoting and implementing federal education policy.
Clinton Pollster Got $6 Million From StimulusNearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's pollster in 2008. Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's pollster in 2008.
Neo-Nazi on trial for murder gets makeoverA judge has ruled that the state of Florida must pay a cosmetologist up to $150 a day to cover up offensive tattoos during the trial of a neo-Nazi charged with murder and attempted murder.
Every year around this time I start to fret about the Christmas gift giving quagmire. It's not that I am opposed to giving gifts, it is just the automatic / mandatory and highly commercial aspect of the seasonal potlatch that bothers me.
Democrats reach deal on health billDemocratic Senate sources said the substitute would create a non-profit plan operated by private insurers but administered by the Office of Personnel Management, which supervises health coverage for federal workers.
Police: Five U.S. citizens detained in PakistanFive U.S. citizens were detained in a raid on a house in the east of the Pakistan, Pakistani police said.
The Growing Job Threat: Falling Dollar Pushes Manufacturing Out of EuropeProduction jobs have been moving out of Europe for years. But as the Daimler decision last week to move C-Class production to the US shows, the process is accelerating as the dollar becomes weaker.
Republicans Forced To Reverse Course, Yet Again, On MedicareA new effort by Senate Democrats to expand Medicare coverage by opening it up to 55- to 64-year-olds has forced Republicans into an about face of sorts.
Palin's "Obama Should Boycott Copenhagen" Op-Ed: AnnotatedOnce again, the Washington Post has given Sarah Palin the chance to harness herself to the political story of the hour. The former Alaska governor has written an op-ed, published Wednesday, about the "Climate-gate" controversy at East Anglia University.
Parents sue pushchair maker which ignored warnings after 15 children's fingers were severedA group of parents is suing pushchair maker Maclaren claiming it knew its products had injured children and ignored warnings others could get hurt. More than 15 UK families are seeking compensation, claiming their children had fingertips severed by buggy hinges.
Al Gore rebuts Palin's climate change claimsA former vice president and a former vice presidential nominee are engaged in a public battle over climate change, a tiff sparked by Sarah Palin's op-ed in Wednesday's Washington Post and furthered by Al Gore's rebuttal on MSNBC.
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