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

The poll indicated that support for a center planned near ground zero is tepid in its home town.

Afghanistan?s top bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown at Kabul Bank, while scores of Afghans were unable to withdraw money from the bank.

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.

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.

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

Employers passed all of the increases in insurance premiums this year to their employees, a survey found.

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

Mexico?s military says 25 suspects have been shot dead by soldiers in a gunbattle near the U.S. border.

Thilo Sarrazin, a former official who has been criticized as espousing racist views, has set off a discussion about Germany?s immigration policy.

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 Directors? Cup, a little-known but prized honor, has set off a competition to have the best broad-based sports program.

An exhibition counters the notion that late work by Dalí is bad, and that most Dalí is late work.