Barack Obama’s long and historic journey to the Democratic presidential nomination reached its destination Wednesday, as convention …

Some obese children and adults who eat excessively may be missing a gene for a brain chemical involved in controlling appetite, …

Dark green chard plucked from a makeshift garden in front of City Hall; soft cheeses spread on freshly baked whole-grain bread …

On the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test …

The United States is spending more money than ever on private security contractors in Iraq as thousands of troops return home …

Preparing for Barack Obama’s historic acceptance speech Thursday night at Invesco Field at Mile High has required an equally …

The thousands of people whom organizers had predicted would protest outside the Democratic National Convention this week finally …

The Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year, calling for …

A U.S. military ship docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent a missile cruiser and two other ships to another …

The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy says France and Jordan have signed an accord on civilian nuclear cooperation.

Iraq is calling on companies to submit designs to build a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad the latest in a string of lavish proposals …

More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming “tipping point” in the Arctic is happening before their …

Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday told cheering Democrats to “take back the country we love,” in a speech that could serve as …

Some evangelicals and others say they’ll stay home on Election Day, especially if John McCain chooses a pro-choice running mate. …

A spate of roadside bombs has targeted police and the military in Algeria this week, a security official said Wednesday, as local …