Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Barack Obama is taking time to catch up on dad duty.

After being out of the national spotlight for more than a year, Reverend Jeremiah Wright is still stirring up controversy.  This time, it's his invitation to be the keynote speaker for the Anne Arundel County NAACP.

Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

A Fort Worth water employee sues the city after supervisors circulated a doctored picture of his face superimposed over a dog's.

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs …

For Citibank credit card holders, there is one way to escape the bank's rate hikes currently under way: Meet a monthly spending requirement.

Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.

John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night.