Israel's chief negotiator will go to Egypt for "decisive" talks on a cease-fire with Hamas, officials said Tuesday, as the sound of battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants rang out in the crowded streets of Gaza City.

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:30:03 GMT

President George W. Bush's farewell speech is more than a goodbye to the nation that elected him twice. It is his last chance in office to define his tumultuous presidency in his own, unfiltered terms _ a mission that will keep his fire burning even ...

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:41:54 GMT

Eric Holder Jr. planned to acknowledge past mistakes as he braced for a Republican grilling in his confirmation hearing, his path to becoming the nation's first African-American attorney general rockier than President-elect Barack Obama's other Cabin...

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:27:00 GMT

Galileo Galilei is often credited with being the first person to look through a telescope and make drawings of the celestial objects he observed. While the Italian indeed was a pioneer in this realm, he was not the first. Englishman Thomas Harriot ma...

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:18:20 GMT

Temperatures crashed to Arctic levels Tuesday as a severe cold wave rolled across the upper Midwest on the heels of yet another snowstorm, closing schools and making most people think twice before going outside.

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:55:25 GMT

Three years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended warning systems be installed on emergency medical helicopters to prevent crashes. Since then, accidents have killed more than three dozen people and installation of the equipment s...

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:07:47 GMT

Miami residents aren't all following the South Beach Diet. It is the fattest city in the USA and Salt Lake City is the most fit, according to Men's Fitness magazine, which has been doing the annual analysis for 11 years. The results appear in the Feb...

Updated Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:58:21 GMT

Federal authorities say the pilot at the center of a plane crash mystery has been found alive in northern Florida after he apparently slit one of his wrists.

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:19:01 GMT

Roland Burris gets sworn in as Illinois Senator today as President-elect Barack Obama's replacement, with Senate Democrats still carrying a bitter aftertaste from being shamed into seating him.

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:40:53 GMT

Police say a New Jersey man posed as a female animal doctor, ran an illegal veterinary practice and set up a phony rescue agency that may have duped pet lovers out of thousands of dollars. Vineland police arrested 26-year-old Daniel C. Tyce on Friday...

Updated Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:19:42 GMT