Obama urges a dialogue on race after Sherrod case

President Obama said Thursday that Americans should spend more time talking about a sensitive subject he has addressed sparingly: race.

House passes bill to boost commuter airline safety

Far-reaching aviation safety legislation developed in response to a deadly commuter airline crash in western New York last year was approved ...

New York's Charles Rangel faces 13 ethics charges

A House panel formally charged Rep. Charles Rangel, with 13 ethics violations Thursday.

Arlington Cemetery's ex-chief grilled on graves scandal

John Metzler apologized Thursday over the mislabeling of up to 6,600 grave sites, but blamed a lack of money and staff for many of the probl ...

Obama signs war spending bill

President Obama on Thursday signed legislation to fund his troop surge in Afghanistan, even though it was stripped of money for domestic stimulus ...

18 states, D.C. named Race to the Top education grant finalists

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform ...

Army suicides linked to risky behavior, lax discipline

After nine years of war, the Army attracts recruits ready for combat but inclined toward risky personal behavior a volatile mix that led to ...

For troops with brain trauma, a long journey back

Brain-damaged servicemembers reduced to vegetative states by illness, accidents or wounds are waking up at four special VA facilities.

Vice President Biden says Afghan policy still developing

Vice President Biden said it is "much too premature" to judge the policy in Afghanistan, but he said the release of war documents hiked conc ...

Biden tells troops they have succeeded in Iraq

Vice President Biden outlined this summer's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

Sergeant, awake from coma, continues march to recovery

By the time Army Sgt. Tony Senecal transferred to a rehab facility in Tampa, his eyes were open and there were flashes of consciousness.

More Dems oppose new war funding

President Obama won the battle over $33 billion in new Afghanistan and Iraq war funding, but the vote showed that he's losing support on the ...

FBI defends guidelines for domestic surveillance

Under fire from U.S. civil liberties groups, the FBI is defending domestic surveillance guidelines that critics fear could unfairly target innocent ...