President Barack Obama outlined a response to the nation's intensifying job crisis Tuesday that encourages businesses to hire new workers by easing the flow of credit and implementing a series of tax cuts, but that leaves important details - including the plan's cost - to be hashed out by Congress. ...more

December 9, 2009

President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday. ...more

November 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Obama administration officials pledged today to work with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, despite continuing doubts about his credibility that could have been eased had he won a runoff election against his top challenger, who dropped out citing concerns of fraud. ...more

November 1, 2009

Four months after he was ousted by the military, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya reached an agreement with his opponents that could restore him to office and end a political crisis that has roiled the hemisphere, officials said Friday. ...more

October 31, 2009

Government health officials are announcing the recall of popular weight loss pill Hydroxycut, after reports of liver damage and other health problems. ...more

May 1, 2009

A passenger saved four lives by landing a twin-engine airplane at Southwest Florida International Airport after the pilot died in flight. ...more

April 14, 2009

A passenger landed a twin-engine plane in Florida after the pilot died in flight with a total of six people on board. ...more

April 13, 2009

Orlando International Airport may be one of the busiest in the country, but federal officials say too many of it's air traffic controllers have too little experience. ...more

April 5, 2009

Food and Drug Administration officials are recommending that consumers avoid eating foods containing pistachios because the nuts could be contaminated with salmonella. ...more

March 31, 2009

President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry Monday, rejecting turnaround plans from General Motors and Chrysler and raising the prospect of controlled bankruptcy for either ailing auto giant. ...more

March 30, 2009