Rev. Felipe Berrios's award-winning organization has in less than 15 years nearly gotten all Chilean families into permanent housing. His group is now joining the effort to help those made homeless by the Chile earthquake.
Caught in a swirl of ethics inquiries, Representative Charles B. Rangel said on Wednesday that he would temporarily step aside as leader of the House Ways and Means Committee.
A state worker told investigators that Gov. David A. Paterson enlisted her help in quieting the accuser in a domestic abuse case, according to a person familiar with her account.
AP - Rep. Charles Rangel announced Wednesday he will temporarily step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, saying he didn't want his ethics controversy to jeopardize election prospects for fellow Democrats.
AP - Democratic congressional leaders hope President Barack Obama's unveiling of his final health care package Wednesday will help resuscitate an effort that seemed all but dead until recently.
AP - A string of three deadly suicide bombings killed 30 people in the former insurgent stronghold of Baqouba on Wednesday, including a blast from a suicide bomber who rode in an ambulance with the wounded before blowing himself up at a hospital, police said.
Israeli police questioned foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman for two hours Tuesday over suspicions he coerced an Israeli diplomat into handing over copies of secret police documents.
At least 29 people were killed in a triple bombing attack in Baquba, Iraq. The final attack was in a hospital ER where victims of earlier blasts were being treated.
Even after a senior House Democratic aide told CNN that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel would likely temporarily step down from his post, Rangel emerged from a meeting Tuesday insisting he has no plans to step aside.
The Senate voted to pass a $10 billion measure to extend benefits for unemployed workers and fund road projects after Sen. Jim Bunning agreed to end a filibuster.