Al-Qaida eyes a more pragmatic and arguably more dangerous shift in tactics. The emerging message appears to be: Big successes are great, but trying can be just as good.

The Palestinians threaten to pull out of U.S.-mediated peace talks with Israel before negotiations even start.

The federal government has spent the past half year trying to roll back its efforts to support the financial markets, except for involvement in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Protesters clash with police as more than 20,000 people march through central Athens during a nationwide general strike against the government's new austerity measures.

Twisters strike parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes, as a line of storms marches east.

Iraqis were still awaiting preliminary results Thursday four days after a national election they hoped would bring stable government and help end years of sectarian conflict as U.S. troops ready to leave.

Credit card companies have a simple strategy: Get your customers while they are young. Most students these days graduate with thousands of dollars in unpaid credit card bills.

Men are guilt-deficient, while women suffer from destructive guilt largely imposed by society, suggests a recent Spanish study.

A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student asked to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators.

Wednesday night’s “American Idol” semifinal round was seriously one of the weirdest nights I can ever remember in the show’s nine years.

The so-called "RV Capital of the World" may soon be able to bill itself the "EV Capital of the World. What a difference a letter makes.