The Obama Administration is offering states ways to circumvent provisions of the No Child Lew Behind Law, saying that certain provisions of the law have done more harm than good in improving schools.
Michelle Obama wore over $42,000 of diamond bracelets to a DNC fundraiser in New York while accompanying her husband on Tuesday night.
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Don't count her out just yet, because former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is still considering making a run for the White House next year.
Jamey Rodemeyer, 14 years old from Buffalo, NY, committed suicide last weekend because of gay bullying. Rodemeyer was a big fan of Lady Gaga, as seen from the last Twitter message of his life.
Not everyone is convinced that Perry will actually come out ahead at the end of this long race.
China's manufacturing sector contracted for a third consecutive month in September while a measure of inflation picked up, suggesting the world's No.2 economy may not be able to provide much of a counterweight to flagging U.S. and European growth.
Investor George Soros, at 81, has for the first time made the list of the 10 wealthiest Americans, Forbes Magazine reported on Wednesday in the 2011 edition of its annual rich list.
China's manufacturing sector contracted for a third consecutive month in September while a measure of inflation picked up, suggesting the world's No.2 economy may not be able to provide much of a counterweight to flagging U.S. and European growth.
If the early volley is any indicator, the campaign of Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, will feature populist, public interest, and social contract themes.
The determined efforts of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to push for United Nations membership met with the stiffest resistance Wednesday when U.S. President Barack Obama made it clear he will veto any resolution recommending UN membership to Palestine.
Singing superstar Lada Gaga has utilized her following on Twitter to advocate for laws banning bullying after the suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer.
Singing superstar Lada Gaga has utilized her following on Twitter to advocate for laws banning bullying after the suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer.
NASA has unveiled plans of $1.6 billion to buy a complete range of spacecrafts, launchers, mission operations and ground support by the middle of the decade to transport astronauts to the International Space Station and low Earth orbit.
Young adults are gaining health insurance faster than ever, mostly due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
In an interview with Newsmax, a conservative news magazine, former President Bill Clinton told founder and CEO Christopher Ruddy that Obama’s approach to tackling the deficit was “a little confusing,” and said that President Obama should not increase taxes in this economy.
Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were released from an Iranian prison on Wednesday.
Poll shows that President Obama leads Sarah Palin by five points in new poll.
The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, on Wednesday told the United Nations that fast-growing emerging economies can play a vital role to help stem the global economic crisis, marking the latest move by developing countries to become the equals of the world's traditional powers.
Twitter executives announced that they will start selling political advertisements, seeking for the first time to profit off of the social media tool's role as a forum for political activity and debate.
Gold fell on Wednesday as investors booked profits on the metal's rally earlier in the day ahead of the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting that many hope will confirm the central bank's strategy to kick-start U.S. growth.
President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite U.S. and Israeli objections.
