If you think the housing bailout bill will benefit only troubled homeowners, you may miss out on a windfall.

Disappointing June home sales and new worries about banks dragged the Dow Jones industrial average down to 283.10 points, or 2.43 percent, its worst loss in a month.

The city’s newspaper is rating restaurants for the first time since Hurricane Katrina shut down all of them.

The State Commission on Public Integrity brought no charges against the former governor but left open the possibility of action if more evidence emerges.

The 10-fold expansion of a system to help threatened Iraqi employees obtain U.S. visas and ultimately citizenship comes after criticism over delays.

Many Europeans see Barack Obama’s candidacy as a sign of hope for a more flexible, less ideological America. European governments and politicians are not so sure.

In Srebrenica, locals said they had little faith in a legal process undertaken by the United Nations tribunal 13 years after the hunt for Radovan Karadzic began.

A sheen of oil coated the Mississippi River for nearly 100 miles from the center of New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico following the worst oil spill in the area in nearly a decade.

Senator Barack Obama introduced himself as a leader who could summon other nations to join the United States in confronting the world’s next challenges.

This progressive and mystically lovely city, surrounded by water and wilderness, can be a destination for the budget-conscious.

Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, creates headlines.

Taking Questions: Marie Winn, the author of "Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife," is answering readers' questions this week.

In April, Florida shelved plans for a Christian-themed specialty license plate. Now, South Carolina is considering a similar message and design. (James Moore, Faith in Teaching, via Associated Press) In May, the South Carolina Legislature passed a bill that approved a Christian license plate design featuring the image of a cross over a stained-glass window, along [...].

The researchers hope the finding will be a step in developing reliable forecasts of geomagnetic storms.

A bill that would outlaw flavored cigarettes — except for a type many black smokers choose — has opened a rift.

Comcast is reaching out to customers who complain about its service online. Some like it; others say it’s an annoying, sometimes eerie version of “Big Brother.”

The opening of Gaza’s first museum of archaeology will show how the increasingly poor and isolated coastal strip was once a thriving multicultural crossroad.

Michael Lohberg, Dara Torres’s coach, has been diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare blood disorder in which the bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells.

The International Olympic Committee said that the Iraqi government refused to reinstate the country’s official committee in time to submit most of their names.

Andrew Giuliani hit some balls on Randalls Island and talked about his suit over his place on the university golf team.

The United States Postal Service announced that it delivered a record-breaking performance.

Five years after her mother’s death, Jane Gross returned to the nursing home that cared for her.

New research shows the body turns fructose into fat more quickly than it does with other sugars.

In Berlin, Senator Barack Obama implored America and Europe to bridge differences and rekindle old alliances to restore global stability and security.

Carlos Delgado’s two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning snapped a tie and propelled the Mets to a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.

Iraqi police say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.

The Democrat’s campaign site is streaming the speech.