Staying Put: Obama Delays Trip as Dems Wrangle Votes
President Obama's decision to delay his trip to Indonesia and Australia speaks volumes about how Democrats lack the votes to pass health care legislation.
Windswept rain is forecast to bring flooding to much of the eastern U.S. this weekend, as a slow-moving storm comes up from the South. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York and other eastern cities can all expect 2-4 inches of rain -- which, combined with melting snow left from winter storms -- has led the National Weather Service to post flood watches from North Carolina to Connecticut.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will urge parents of children younger than four months to use "a lot of caution" when carrying kids in baby slings. At least 14 infants have died over the last two decades while being carried in baby slings made by the Infantino company. Infantino said it believes its slings are safe, but promised to work with the CPSC.
Many states insist that income tax refunds will not be delayed, contrary to numerous reports asserting that many states would have to delay payments of refunds, although state budget issues, buidget gaps can't be ignored
Three Army officers have received letters of reprimand for failing to prepare adequate defenses for a combat outpost in Wanat, Afghanistan, where a mass Taliban attack in July 2008 resulted in the deaths of nine soldiers and 27 people wounded, a Defense Department official confirmed to ABC News.
Rebecca Stancil often seems like a typical 9-year-old girl, playing a sweet child's game of rock, paper, scissors with friends and attending pool parties in her Simi Valley, Calif., neighborhood. But at her darkest moments, she'll deliver a chilling discourse on how to acquire a power tool to kill her mother, who has at times had to lock herself in her bedroom to protect herself from her own daughter. In December 2008, after attempting suicide, Rebecca was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder.
Jessica Struthers and Matt Bock have been forced to prove their deceased daughter was really theirs after someone else stole her identity and claimed her on a tax return.
The Boys & Girls Club of America, a nationwide charity that receives millions of dollars in taxpayer aid, is under fire for paying out high salaries to executives such as CEO Roxanne Spillett at a time when the organization is closing clubs around the country.
Teens across the country have been exposed to the idea of film-based financial markets through the Hollywood Stock Exchange, a 14-year-old virtual entertainment market. With two new real movie markets poised to launch this year, will teenagers decide to try the real thing?
He may be young but Colin Carlson is no stranger to discrimination. At 12, Carlson was turned away from his dream school, Connecticut College, amid concerns that he was too young for a dormitory, even though he agreed to live off campus with his mother. Now, more than a year later, 13-year-old Carlson said he has faced trouble again because the University of Connecticut barred his entry into an African field ecology class that required a three-week trip to South Africa.
Answers to whether or not wake someone mid flight, how to avoid bringing back a bag of gifts for everyone at the office, and more travel etiquette answers.
Frank Acosta and Matt Marone are two guys behind Manhattan Milk, a company that weekly milk delivery in the Big Apple. They are bringing back milk deliveries and old-fashioned customer service.
After 19 combined seasons of 'The Bachelor' and its sister spin-off, 'The Bachelorette,' only two couples have found true love. For many of the show's stars and contestants, the quest for true love and eternal happiness hasn't been easy since 'The Bachelor.'
Moscow police used civilian cars to block a highway and end a car chase, then refused to pay for damages because the fugitive got away. It's the latest incident indicating why most Russians don't trust the police and actually fear them.
