The president has just 49 days to resolve a $600 billion fiscal crisis that could push the economy back into recession.
House Speaker John Boehner emerged in the aftermath of Tuesday’s presidential election to strike a conciliatory note, offering to work with President Barack Obama on a grand bargain to avert the impact of the coming fiscal cliff.
Colorado’s governor has a message for those excited by the decriminalization of marijuana in his state: “Don’t break out the Cheetos."
Stocks took a sharp nosedive in a post-election selloff Wednesday, with the Dow logging its biggest decline in nearly a year, prompted by concerns over the looming "fiscal cliff" and amid renewed worries over Europe's weak economy.
Kacsmar: With 132 games in the books, we have crossed the midpoint of the 2012 NFL season. How has your team done? Where are they headed from here? Let’s review.
The election of President Obama to a second term had many Americans cheering in the streets. Not everybody was so happy, and some stars let loose.
One in five Americans will get the flu this winter, with more than 200,000 sick enough to be hospitalized. Yet most of us still don't get vaccinated, often because of misconceptions about the shot.
High fares, crowded roads and the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy and its successors: When it comes to Thanksgiving travel, it’s going to take more than a “perfect storm” of travel hassles to stop Americans from heading to the airport or hitting the road this year.
From voting doggies to silly monkeys, to baby rhinos and cats competing, get your cuteness fix with irresistible photos of creatures great and small.