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The storm closed in on North Carolina early Friday morning, pelting the state with rain and wind as towns braced for Earl’s devastating force.

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.

Two young goats wandered onto the six-inch-thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a cherry picker plucked them from their perch.

Illinois’s prison chief, who became a political liability to Gov. Patrick J. Quinn because of a secret prisoner release program he oversaw.

A judge will review if a government witness can testify in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, charged with plotting the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa.

Although meteorologists warned that the approaching storm could be the Northeast’s strongest since 1991, some vacationers and homeowners wanted a front-row seat.

Ms. Koff was the “silent partner” when the national law firm opened its first New York office.

The city warned that it was not going to make a scheduled payment of $3.3 million on its general obligation bonds because it did not have the money.

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

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.

The Department of Defense has identified the following American service members who have died.

Gov. Ted Strickland cited questions about the evidence against the inmate, Kevin Keith.

Although the federal Bureau of Prisons drafted a plan in 2003 to notify crime witnesses and victims, it may not be enacted until 2017.

A boat captain, and later the Coast Guard, helped rescue a crew of 13 workers after an oil platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico.

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

Pedro Espada Jr., the Senate majority leader, faces a tough battle in the Sept. 14 primary, but political observers say he remains a formidable candidate to defeat.

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

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

Not surprisingly in a state with 12 percent unemployment, jobs and the economy were major topics, but class and other social issues were also touched on.

Some veteran peace process practitioners say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial solution because the gaps between the positions are too wide.

An Amish man has been charged with sexual assaults in two states, dividing a congregation that prefers to handle disputes internally.

The Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace negotiations Thursday as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged full support.

Two groups of 44 states will use the $330 million in federal money to design better annual reading and math tests.

There was one injury and all 13 members of the work crew on board on Thursday were accounted for, the Coast Guard said.

A rescue operation has begun, with initial reports suggesting that all 13 crew members were in the water, the Coast Guard said on Thursday.

Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks, called Sweden's investigation of him for suspected sexual misconduct "some kind of legal circus."

Are drugs appropriate for toddlers to take when they exhibit troubled behavior?

The annual Kaiser survey of employer health benefits shows employers managed to keep costs down; but employees' premiums went up.

The latest information from the National Hurricane Center in Miami on the "intense" Hurricane Earl.