Barack Obama received over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election over John McCain. Obama is the first African-American to become President of the United States of America.
Wall Street may be in for a wild ride today after a sharp retreat for
stocks in Japan. US stock futures dropped after the Nikkei index in
Tokyo plunged 7.3 percent overnight, its worst one-day a...
After days of postponement and behind-the-scenes negotiations,
lawmakers on Wednesday approved measures to advance funding for Texas'
state water plan. But the plan still faces several hurdles,...
The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women
held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for
another burger in his hometown....
British authorities are debating whether to raise the country's threat level one day after a British soldier was hacked to death by suspects shouting jihadist slogans in southeast London....
The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low
of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....