After weeks of meeting senators and preparing for tough questions, Sonia Sotomayor on Monday begins the formal hearings on her nomination to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.

Adriana Kugler, a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors who abruptly announced her resignation in August, broke the central bank’s trading rules, according to a report released ...

The 'Fat Lady' starts to sing. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Al Gore's recent legal defeats, combined with the likelihood that the Florida Legislature or the U.S. House o ...

There was heavy skepticism in Arab and Muslim communities around the world about the veracity of the released videotape of Osama bin Laden discussing the September 11 terror attacks. The tape, ...

The administration's plan to send hundreds of extra federal agents and new crime-fighting equipment to the border "represents a significant step forward" but is not enough, Sen. J ...

Women in suburban Chicago are using what they call their White privilege to be the face of dissent in their communities on behalf of neighbors of other races and setting examples for their own ...

A report by a Republican-led congressional committee accuses the Clinton White House of mishandling several pardons issued in President Clinton's final days in office, while Democrats fired back that ...

The passport file of any American could be exposed, but there have been only a few breaches of the Passport Office's security system, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday. Those few ...

"Regions of California are still mired in a recession, and the entire state is trying to respond to unprecedented cuts in military spending, cuts much deeper than the national average," the letter ...

That also means that the other natural places to cultivate algae are power stations. The algae can absorb as much as 75 percent of the exhaust gas, claims U.S. firm GreenFuel Technologies, using its ...

For the past eight years, the White House recognized the National Day of Prayer with a service in the East Room, but this year, President Obama decided against holding a public ceremony. "Prayer is ...

With over-the-top resorts, year-round sunshine, killer shopping, picturesque beaches, and the world's tallest building, Dubai quickly became the celebrity destination of choice. Not only were the ...