The ground war matters most now, and a little humor never hurts before a few hours of trudging through neighborhoods, looking for votes. So in a pep talk to Sen. Barack Obama's campaign volunteers, ...

Hours after the raid ended, Hamas said it fired 15 rockets into Israel as an initial response to Israel's actions in Gaza City. Five people were lightly wounded in the rocket stri ...

As the search for survivors continued Wednesday, New York began planning a prayer service for the families of victims of the September 11 attacks that leveled the twin towers of the World Trade Center ...

Story Highlights "I got my work cut out for me," David Letterman says of his marriage His mea culpa marks first public comments since last week's 'sextortion' revelations During the show, Letterman ...

GAO said terrorists using same items could seriously compromise a flight Transportation Security Administration: Checkpoints only part of total security GAO officials are expected to testify about the ...

Profile of a teenage wizard. Harry Potter, as created by author J.K. Rowling, is a teenage wizard. His parents, both wizards themselves, are killed by the evil Lord ...

Perhaps the Republicans and the Democrats thought they could get the attention of an increasingly indifferent electorate by playing a game of I'll-be-you-and-you-be-me. Last week the GOP sought to buy ...

Agricultural and health experts believe mad cow disease is not a threat in the United States. "We have checked close to 12,000 brains of the highest risk cattle in the U.S. and found no evidence at ...

Subcommittee hears testimony on stem cell research. WASHINGTON (CNN) - Advocates for stem cell research told U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill Thursday it's time to move forward with ...

GOP looks to charities, religious groups to help cure social ills. TOPEKA, Kansas (CNN) -- The Republican Party laid out its vision Saturday for tackling the old challenges of "ho ...

With a few more days and a lot more dollars, we would have enjoyed flying in to the Kodiak Island Wildlife Refuge (comprising two-thirds of the island) ...

Months after her father's prolonged campaign against President Obama's national security policies, Liz Cheney is spearheading ...