'Mademoiselle' is one of the most iconic words in the French language, but French feminists are not interested.

Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax sounds great: small numbers, nice symmetry. But under the plan, a typical household making more than $2.7 million would pay a smaller share of its income in federal taxes than one making less than $18,000.

Greeks flooded Athens today in fierce protests against yet another round of austerity measures and higher taxes coming their way.

AP - Americans have yet to find a Republican they'd clearly prefer over President Barack Obama, although half say the president does not deserve re-election.

AP - Social Security benefits will go up by 3.6 percent next year, the first increase since 2009 for the one in five Americans who rely on government retirement and disability programs.

AP - An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked from taking effect a new law designed to reduce the number of abortions performed in the state by restricting the ways in which doctors can treat women with abortion-inducing drugs.