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President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting a two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump.

The Screen Actors Guild says contract talks with Hollywood studios has failed despite the help of a federal mediator and it will now ask its members to authorize a strike.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that he and others planning a humanitarian mission in Zimbabwe had been refused entry to the impoverished African country.

Libya wants to open a new chapter in relations with the United States by investing in U.S. companies and sending thousands of students to study in America, the son of Libya's leader said.

Barack Obama won the nomination with the hearty support of the left wing of his party. Now, his reported selections for two major Cabinet positions suggest a plan to govern from the center-right.

Law enforcement officials bracing for the largest crowds in inaugural history are preparing far-reaching security — thousands of video cameras, sharpshooters, air patrols — to safeguard President-e...

When Graham Harrell and No. 2 Texas Tech meet Sam Bradford and No. 5 Oklahoma on Saturday night, the Heisman race - as well as the national championship chase - will be center stage.

Authorities say a South Florida teen committed suicide in front of a live online Webcam audience after blogging about his plan to kill himself.

Despite all the legal advances of the past three decades, little has changed for women who report a date rape.

Citigroup Inc is reportedly looking at breaking up and selling parts of the company, or a merger with another firm, after its stock fell 50 percent this week.