House Democrats were desperately trying to prevent a sweeping overhaul of student loan programs from becoming a casualty of the health care battle.

The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart mapping out criminal turf in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further crippling the storied Gambino organized crime family...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The euphoria from Kobe Bryant’s latest game-winning shot didn’t last much longer than it took for the celebratory streamers to fall from the Staples Center roof onto the Toronto Raptors’ heads. Despite their 47-18 record and their ...

China’s inflation accelerated in February, highlighting the risk that stimulus measures will overheat the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Thrashers have a newcomer: 48-year-old defenseman Chris Chelios, an 11-time All-Star. Chelios has played in the most games of any American-born NHL player, and he joins the Thrashers after getting five goals and 17 assists ...

Debate on the measure offered a preview of Congressional consideration later this year of the Obama administration’s request for money to pay for the Afghan war.

The Taliban claims responsibility for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.

The self-described "Jihad Jane" indicted on terror charges is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the threat, authorities say.

A bus carrying K-8 students from the Conway School District went into a ditch this afternoon and rolled over, but all of the children are safe and at home now, school officials said.

Australian employers added fewer workers in February than economists forecast, giving central bank Governor Glenn Stevens scope to slow the pace of future interest-rate increases.