Matthew Sollars

A federal judge rejected Hiram Monserrate's suit to block his expulsion from the New York State Senate.

Officials say a software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service flew his small plane into an Austin building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees.

Pakistani and U.S. intelligence agents continue to strike at Afghan Taliban leaders based in Pakistan.

President Barack Obama says things would be much worse without the stimulus program that he signed one year ago today.

President Obama says it is time for the U.S. to build its first nuclear reactor since the 1970's, and he's committed billions to make sure it happens.

Visitors to Coney Island will have a few more rides to hop onto starting this summer.

U.S. and Afghan commanders say they're succeeding in pushing Taliban fighters from strongholds around the city of Marjah in the southern part of the country. 

Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, announced on Monday that he will not seek a third term in Congress this fall.

A force of 6,000 American, Afghan and British troops have launched their attack on the Taliban stronghold of Marja.

A luge athlete from Georgia was killed in a crash during a training run on the Olympic sliding track in Vancouver.

The former President may be back to work as soon as Monday.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is withholding payments to the state's schools, universities, hospitals and other programs in order to close a $2.2 billion budget shortfall.

A huge pro-government crowd at state-run celebrations in Iran today dwarfed opposition protesters, who were stymied by a massive security clampdown.

Iraq has told about 250 former and current employees of Blackwater to leave the country within seven days or face having their visas pulled.

The state Senate voted to expel Sen. Hiram Monserrate on Tuesday, following his conviction last year for misdemeanor assault.

President Barack Obama wants bipartisan cooperation on measures to spur job creation, lower the deficit and complete health care reform.

Haiti's government now says 230,000 people died in the Jan. 12 earthquake that leveled much of the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.

Michael Jackson's doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges related to the pop star's death eight months ago.

Hundreds of people living in a Taliban-controlled section of Afghanistan are fleeing before a Nato-offensive gets underway.