Environmental groups lost all five of their cases before the Supreme Court last term, a trend scholars see continuing as the court moves to the right.

While the Obamas have promised to accommodate employees with children, the demands of working for the president have made work-family balance elusive.

An examination of the 35 states with the highest immigrant populations found that interpreter services are not always provided, or not provided well.

Gov. Sarah Palin’s move shocked Republicans and fueled renewed speculation about her presidential ambitions and criticism of her political competence.

The 10th Congressional District of California is up for grabs after the resignation of its Democratic representative.

Suburban Chicago towns mow first and bill later in a rain-fueled outbreak of fast-growing lawns.

Sarah Palin’s successor, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, is said to be as steady as Ms. Palin has been surprising, say state political leaders.

Officials spread some of Socks the cat’s ashes in the Arkansas governor mansion’s west flower garden during a private ceremony in March.

Five hundred years after his birth, John Calvin is still not an easy man to understand.

Michael Jackson fans flooded the Internet for free tickets to a Tuesday memorial service, stirring worries among Los Angeles officials over the expected throng.

A man charged with shooting a doctor who performed abortions has been in touch with people on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement from within prison.

Officials on Galveston Island are looking for the culprit in a palm tree burning spree. Thirty trees have been set ablaze on the island southeast of Houston since May.

Malt-O-Meal Company is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella.

Sheriff’s deputies in Cherokee County searched for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next.

Michèle A. Flournoy, the undersecretary of defense for policy, is considered the “brains” of the Pentagon building.

The Department of Defense has identified 4,312 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war.

Mr. Klein was a campaign and White House aide to President Richard M. Nixon who remained loyal to him despite personal and professional slights.

11,000 tickets to Michael Jackson’s memorial at Los Angeles’s Staples Center on Tuesday will be given away.

Michael Jackson’s family faced a potential custody battle with the mother of two of his children.

The transcript of Sarah Palin’s speech on Friday in Wasilla, Alaska, as she announced that she would be resigning as governor.