President Barack Obama launched an onslaught against banks and Republicans this for working to block financial reform, using a populist tone amid public anger over Wall Street practices.
A top U.S. Treasury Department official cautioned counterparts at the Energy Department that their plan to help a failing solar-power company, Solyndra LLC, by restructuring its $535 million federal loan could violate the law and should be cleared with the Justice Department.
An Obama administration appointee at the U.S. Energy Department pressed White House analysts to sign off on a $535 million loan guarantee for Solyndra LLC even though his wife worked for the failed solar-panel maker's law firm.
Two weeks into the Occupy Wall Street protests, one of America’s most respected polling firms released an astonishing survey on economic divisions showing that a majority of Americans don’t think their society is divided between haves and have-nots.
Federal prosecutors announced a crackdown on Friday on what they call California's massive commercial marijuana trade, including medical pot dispensaries they say are often fronts for illegal for-profit drug distribution.
Declaring women's rights vital for world peace, the Nobel Committee awarded its annual Peace Prize on Friday to three indomitable female campaigners against war and oppression -- a Yemeni and two Liberians, including that country's president.
Woody Allen told the British television program “Daybreak” that he would love to cast Michelle Obama in an upcoming movie.
For two years, Herman Cain has had his opinion columns published on a conservative Web site that often questions whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S.
Tareq Salahi, the dumped husband of Real Housewives star Michaele Salahi, is seeking emotional closure by auctioning off some of his personal life
Singer Shakira has a long history of working for education opportunities for Latino children.
Journalist's murder, one of almost a hundred cases since 2000, is a test case for Putin's Russia.
“I apologize to those whom are disappointed in this decision… But I believe that they, when they take a step back, will understand why the decision was made and understand that really you don’t need a title to make a difference in this country,” Sarah Palin said on Fox New after closing the door to a 2012 presidential campaign.
President Barack Obama launched a broad onslaught against banks on Thursday, tapping into public anger over rising fees to garner populist support ahead of his 2012 re-election campaign.
Herman Cain may still be a longshot in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but he's coming on strong. Rick Perry seemed to be a lock, but his GOP star is falling fast.
Steve Jobs has influenced in some way or other the lives of so many that people around the world turned iSad on Wednesday, taking a break for sharing thoughts about the charming innovator who formed modern technology culture.
Rep Gabrielle Giffords will be visiting the White house on Thursady for her husband, Astronaut and U.S Navy Captain Mark Kelly's retirement ceremony. The announcement was made by Vice President Biden via twitter. The tweet said TOMORROW at 1pm, VP to welcome USN Capt Mark Kelly and @Rep_Giffords to White House for Capt Kelly's military retirement ceremony.
The inevitable has at last come to pass. Sarah Palin has formally announced her decision to stay out of 2012 presidential race.
Senate Democrats want to hit millionaires with a 5 percent surcharge on their taxes to pay for President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs program, but the plan seems to be going nowhere in the divided Congress.
Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will avoid the hangman in Iran, it appears, as Iran claims that the reports of death penalty that circulated around the world last week were unsubstantiated.
Van Jones was the environmental adviser to President Barack Obama and resigned in the wake of a controversy in Sept. 2009. Recently, he has been linked to “Occupy Wall Street” protests and has gained a worldwide attention with his call for an “October Offensive” against the Tea Party. However, it seems Vice President Joe Biden hasn’t heard about Jones.
Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin held on for a slim victory in a special election for governor of West Virginia Tuesday, narrowly preventing a third state special election embarrassment for President Barack Obama.
Former pizza executive Herman Cain is now tied with Mitt Romney for the lead in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, while former front-runner Rick Perry has taken a steep fall, according to a CBS News poll released on Tuesday.
