Amid cautious optimism that a "top kill" effort to cap the leaking well causing the Gulf oil spill is working, President Obama banned new offshore drilling Thursday until further notice.

A survivor tells his experience of being jailed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, while officials and experts look at ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China. The S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its ...

Halloween was never about the costumes, it's really all about the candy. The costumes were just the cover story, the excuse to hit as many houses as possible before we couldn't carry our pillowcases ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A ship parade streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia on Thursday to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Among the ...