North America Politics News

Senate will be in Sycamore on Saturday for a meet-and-greet session. David Hoffman, former federal prosecutor and Inspector General of Chicago, will be at Johnny’s Charhouse, 1950 DeKalb Ave., from 4:30-6:30 p.m., according to the campaign’s Web site.

C anadian Tire money is getting a new addition – the famous multicoloured bills thought of by many as the country's unofficial currency will be joined by a $1 coin for a limited time...CTC.A-T says it will begin offering the...

N.C. — People should disregard e-mails urging them to register personal information on an H1N1 flu vaccine registry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health officials warned Wednesday...People who try to send the information to the CDC may...

Lawyers for David Camm have asked for the appointment of a special prosecutor, citing a book deal that Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson has negotiated about the Camm case. The book deal, reported on a publishing Web site, creates a...

The Christmas season at the White House this year will have an extra tinge of green -- 800 ornaments recycled from previous administrations. First lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday the ornaments were sent to 60 community groups across the U.S....

Vt.— The Vermont Health commissioner says the swine flu outbreak appears to be waning in the state. But Dr. Wendy Davis says the incidence of H1N1 swine flu is still widespread and there are still many people at high risk...

A 2012 deadline to screen all cargo entering the United States by ship will likely be missed without enormous new investment and resources, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Wednesday. Concerns were raised after the September 11, 2001,...

The Santa Maria moderate Republican confirmed his decision during a 45-minute meeting Wednesday with the Contra Costa Times editorial board. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently named Maldonado as his choice to succeed Democrat John Garamendi, who was elected to Congress in...

For the past six years, he appears to have led an astonishing double life...Privately, and secretly, he has been doing the C.I.A.’s bidding, helping to craft, fund, and execute operations ranging from inserting personnel into “denied areas”—places U.S.

Kasim Reed, a former state legislator with a narrow lead in Atlanta’s mayoral race, began announcing plans for his administration on Wednesday, even as his opponent in the race, City Councilwoman Mary Norwood, called for a recount of the runoff...