One person is dead and tens of thousands have lost power after Hurricane Lala moved past parts of Hawaii overnight, before ...

Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Connecticut, said Tuesday he is imposing strict security procedures to govern the panel's review of White House documents provided in response ...

Bush has nominated Pickering, a district court judge in Mississippi, to a seat on the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Civil rights, abortion rights, labor and liberal groups oppose the ...

Is it just me or does everyone hear the "Jaws" theme in his or her head when arriving at a holiday buffet? The only question is whether I'm the shark going on attack or it's some sort of mating call ...

Al Gore's smile will last because his victory was so solid. Bush's smile will soon disappear because his victory was so hollow. The results from California tell the whole story. With its wild, wacky, ...

Nuclear safety advisers for the British Government warned 10 years ago about the potential health hazards of controversial uranium tipped weapons. The UK Atomic Energy Authority's 1991 report warned ...

A father and son who tread water for more than 12 hours in the Atlantic Ocean before being rescued spent much of the time in the dark seas not knowing if the other was alive, authorities said Monday.

The Falun Gong spiritual movement has launched a hunger strike in Hong Kong to show support for other followers jailed in mainland China. Dressed in their trademark yellow T-shirts, the hunger ...

Backers of a bill aimed at the overhaul of campaign finance law said Thursday they have enough signatures on a petition to force a vote in the House of Representatives, reviving an issue that had been ...

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany have agreed to seek further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program after the Islamic state missed a deadline to respond to ...

Carter may meet with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal next week in Damascus, Syria, during a trip to the Mideast. The meeting originally was to include a delegation of world leaders, i ...

CNN.com is committed to bringing you full exit poll results when available. However, Due to problems with exit polls from Voter News Service (VNS), no exit poll data is available for the 2002 ...