Sep 6, 2010 — Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a speech in Cleveland on Wednesday ...

Sep 6, 2010 — Tropical Storm Hermine formed in the western end of the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. The system off Mexico's east coast strengthened in the past three

Sep 6, 2010 — If you missed any of this year's primaries -- or just forgot -- here are the names and faces you need to know in November. By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen Republicans are heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign with the political climate highly

Sep 6, 2010 — DENVER — Authorities say a wind-driven wildfire in the rugged Colorado foothills has spread across 5 1/2 square miles, destroyed an unknown number of homes and triggered evacuations of 1000 others. No injuries have been reported.

Sep 6, 2010 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Jefferson Thomas was fast and athletic and often played pickup basketball with white students while growing up in Little Rock in the 1950s. But when Thomas became one of nine black students to integrate Arkansas' largest high school

Sep 5, 2010 — Dr. Ferhan Asghar at a Muslim center in West Chester, Ohio, with his wife, Pakeeza, and daughters Zara, left, and Emaan. By LAURIE GOODSTEIN For nine years after the attacks of Sept.

Sep 5, 2010 — Bill Keller, the Internet evangelist behind LivePrayer.com, preaching near ground zero. He called Islam a false faith. By FERNANDA SANTOS The Internet evangelist Bill Keller moved toward the dais in tiny, quick steps on Sunday, exhibiting the

Aug 31, 2010 — AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The hard-fought primary between Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her conservative challenger entered an important new phase Tuesday when election officials began counting thousands of outstanding ballots.

Aug 31, 2010 — While most New York voters agree Muslims have the right to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site, a similar majority opposes it out of concern for families victimized by the Sept.

Aug 31, 2010 — Muslim leaders are debating the wisdom of inviting FBI agents to mosques to provide protection at a time of rising anti-Muslim rhetoric and debate about the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero.