Abbie Fentress Swanson

The Environmental Protection Agency, the New York City Department of Investigation, the federal Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General and the Manhattan United States attorney's office are investigating New York City's asbestos and lead risk assessment process.

Public officials and members of the art world gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday to remember the French-American artist who created the orange Central Park instal...

Manuel Noriega, Panama's military dictator from 1983 to 1989, was extradited from the U.S. to France today to stand trial for money laundering charges.

CEO Lloyd Blankfein is among those testifying today about fraud charges before a Senate panel.

A court in Iraq disqualified 52 people in the running for the country's March 7 parliamentary elections today. Two of them barred had come from the Iraqyyia list of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and had won seats.

Britain's ambassador to Yemen has survived what's believed to be a suicide attack in the capitol of Sanaa today.

The Senate's Banking Committee Chair Chris Dodd agreed to toughen rules on derivatives on Sunday.

Ten from Mississippi and two Alabama residents have been reported dead from the tornado.

The Coast Guard is still searching for those missing following Tuesday's explosion and fire.

Soprano Susanna Phillips has won the Metropolitan Opera's Beverly Sills Artist Award. The Met gives out the $50,000 prize to singers between the ages of 25 and 40 who have appeared in solo roles at the Met.

Beyond flights stalled in Norway, Sweden and Finland, Europe's 28,000 others are moving ahead as planned.

An explosion and fire at an oil drilling platform last night off the coast of Louisiana has left at least 11 and as many as 15 people missing. The rig was about 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana.

France's President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has ordered legislation banning women from wearing veils in public places that cover their faces and bodies.

President Obama said he would let the Senate know his nominee by the end of May, and that he was confident that the Senate would thoughtfully consider his nominee.

Airlines lost $1.7 billion in the past week due to travel disruptions.

Dorothy Height, one of the leading female voices of the civil rights movement, died early today of natural causes at a Washington, D.C. hospital. She was 98.

Goldman Sachs said today that its first-quarter earnings reached $3.3 billion. That's higher than analysts expected.

Thailand's military announced today that it would use live ammunition against "Red-Shirt" protesters if they continue their actions against the Thai government.