House votes to let FDA regulate tobacco
The House on Thursday voted to give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented powers to regulate the tobacco industry, after years of crusading by anti-smoking groups for the government to...
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Water and power
Wind turbines off U.S. coastlines could potentially supply more than enough electricity to meet the nation's current electricity demand, the Interior Department reported Thursday. Simply harnessing the wind in relatively...
House bill lets FDA regulate tobacco
The House on Thursday voted to give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented powers to regulate the tobacco industry, after years of crusading by anti-smoking groups for the government to...
U.S. vows action if N. Korea launches
The U.S. and its allies Thursday stepped up pressure on North Korea to scrap its planned satellite launch, with President Barack Obama agreeing with the South Korean president to respond...
Could carrot to Pakistan bite U.S.?
A senior Democratic senator raised questions Wednesday about the Obama administration's plans to prod the Pakistan government to take more aggressive action against extremists by increasing foreign aid to Islamabad....
Illinois stimulus en route
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, speaking at a news conference with Illinois members of Congress, declared Wednesday that the state is on track to receive its full $935 million share...
LaHood: Low bids may mean more stimulus jobs
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, speaking at a news conference with Illinois members of Congress, declared Wednesday that the state is on track to receive its full $935 million share...
Tax errors haunt yet another Obama pick
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, the president's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, did not pay $7,040 in income taxes that she and her husband owed between...
2 U.S. warships deployed off Korea
Two U.S. Navy destroyers, including one capable of intercepting missiles, were moved out of a South Korean port Monday amid expectations that North Korea may launch a rocket over the...
U.S. moves 2 warships from S. Korean port
Two U.S. Navy destroyers, including one capable of intercepting missiles, were moved out of a South Korean port Monday amid expectations that North Korea may launch a rocket over the...