Feds charge 3 N.Y. men in election bias attacks

11:22pm Wed 7 Jan 09

Three white New Yorkers, riled by Barack Obama's victory, spent election night hunting down black people to beat up ...

CNN reports host up for surgeon general post

3:11am Wed 7 Jan 09

The surgeon general's office may be getting its first celebrity leader since C. Everett Koop left office in the ...

Jeb Bush won't run for Senate in 2010

12:15am Wed 7 Jan 09

Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel ...

Notables help Obama raise $27 million for inaugural

5:39pm Tue 6 Jan 09

Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities.

Obama adds 'Youth Ball' to festivities

7:33pm Tue 6 Jan 09

President-elect Barack Obama is adding a "Youth Ball" to the parties planned to celebrate his Jan. 20 inauguration.

Kaine says he'll limit time spent as party leader

6:14am Tue 6 Jan 09

Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday he will manage a Virginia budget crisis $3 billion and growing and head the Democratic ...

Obama opts for outsiders in intelligence picks

5:31am Tue 6 Jan 09

President-elect Barack Obama has picked the leaders of his intelligence team, tapping former White House chief of ...

Franken declares Senate win in Minn.; Coleman to fight results

5:54am Tue 6 Jan 09

Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken won a weeks-long recount in Minnesota on Monday and declared victory in the ...

Kennedy missteps might not trip her up

1:29am Tue 6 Jan 09

Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to ...

Alaska trooper: Politics slowed Johnston drug arrest

9:03pm Mon 5 Jan 09

A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after ...