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During the first, and perhaps only, debate among Arizona's candidates for governor, 16 seconds took center stage.

The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, CA, which has also begun its own investigation.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County has refused to turn over documents concerning his department’s treatment of Hispanics.

Could the bubble be on the way out? In the near future, students may take their tests on computers.

Though many students are liberals on social issues, the economic reality of a weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties.

The company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts.

The Democratic Governors Association filed an elections complaint on Thursday in Ohio alleging that the Fox News illegally helped the Republican nominee for governor solicit funds.

A judge has ruled the Fish and Wildlife Service must revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

The Federal Reserve chairman also said it was impossible for the government to save Lehman Brothers in 2008.

As mayor of Oakland for eight years, Jerry Brown earned a reputation as a can-do leader who pushed through major projects.

Roger Keats has history against him as he runs for president of the Cook County Board as a Republican, but he insists he can win in November.

A court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state’s same-sex marriage ban.

Ron Johnson, Senator Russ Feingold's main Republican challenger, raised more money from July 1 to Aug. 25.

Times reporters discuss diplomacy and the midterm elections in this week's podcast.

The Tea Party Express will sponsor as much as $250,000 in advertisements for a conservative upstart in Delaware's Republican primary for Senate.

White House news conference is scheduled for next Friday, the first since late May.

Gov. Jan Brewer, the Republican candidate, and Terry Goddard, the Democratic challenger, exchanged sharp words on immigration and the state's budget woes. But it was 13 seconds or so of silence that is being talked about more than anything else.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin direct peace talks toady at the State Department.

Sarah Palin reveled in the primary upset of Senator Lisa Murkowski, but tensions began well before.

Arne Duncan’s bus tour from New York to Maine is billed as a way to honor teachers.

Without federal help, Lehman was not able to wind down operations in an orderly manner, which aggravated the global crisis, the former chief executive said.

A heated forum between Senator Barbara Boxer and her opponent, Carly Fiorina, in what might be their only debate.

The Israeli prime minister believes that only someone like himself, with his hawkish credentials, has the will and support to produce lasting peace with the Palestinians.

James A. Traficant, a former Democratic congressman who served time in prison, will run again for a House seat as an independent.

A judge who overturned the six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling has rejected the government’s bid to have the challenge thrown out.

The Pakistani Taliban, an Al Qaeda-linked group, is accused of playing a role in the failed Times Square bombing and an attack on a C.I.A. base in Afghanistan.

The decline in 2009, to about 11.1 million, was the first clear drop in two decades, according to a report based on census data.

The F.C.C.’s decision to seek more comments on preserving an open and competitive Internet precludes any agency action before the midterm elections.

Relations are, at best, awkward between President Obama and George W. Bush.

Former President Bill Clinton will appear at an event celebrating the first anniversary of Blanche Lincoln's chairmanship of the Senate Agriculture Committee.