Oil company Royal Dutch Shell says it is working to contain a spill at one of its North Sea platforms, but will not say how much oil has been released.
Statue of Liberty closing: the Statue of Liberty will close on October 28. Liberty Island will remain open but the interior of Lady Liberty will remain closed for a year of renovations.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - Months behind other GOP candidates, Rick Perry has something most of them don't: Buzz. The Texas governor will enter the race Saturday with splashy appearances in South Carolina and New Hampshire.
AP - A federal appeals panel struck down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul Friday, moving the argument over whether Americans can be required to buy health insurance a step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The consensus among Iowa GOP insiders is that Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Texas Rep. Ron Paul will take the top three positions in Saturday's vote. The open question is who will finish where.
Ever since Republicans in Congress held our country hostage to the brink of default, there has been an ongoing discussion about how President Obama can reassert control over the American economy.
All 12 members of the Congress' Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -- or, the "super committee"--have been selected. They have been analyzed to the hilt. Observers are now speculating about who is going to remain true, who is likely to "sell out," and who might engineer the grand compromise.