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Private employers added new workers at a weak pace for the third straight month, underscoring the picture of a labor market still struggling to emerge from recession. The Labor Department said companies added just 71,000 jobs in July, while the economy lost 131,000 jobs overall. The unemployment rate remained at 9.5 percent.

Continuing his efforts to provide immediate assistance to displaced Californians affected by the southern California wildfires, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the opening of five local

Take a map of Arizona, draw a square in the bottom right hand corner -- the one closest to New Mexico and the international border -- and you get Cochise County. Fewer people live here than in many cities, and it’s part of the nation’s most active illegal immigration corridor.

Film critics Beth Accomando and Scott Marks come together for an hour on new movies. They cover Martin Scorsese's new film "The Departed," Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Father," a documentary "Jesus

While many voters are highly motivated, some Americans are so fed up with all the partisan battling and bickering, they plan to 'just say no' to voting in the 2010 midterm elections.

Film critics Beth Accomando and Scott Marks discuss some of the new films in local theatres. Films include Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Father," a documentary "Jesu

The Politics of Water or Goodbye to Street Showers

This weekend marks the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. We hear moments from the beginning of the war: from March 17, 2003 when President Bush gave a Saddam Hussein a 48-hour deadline to leave Iraq, through the first days of the conflict.

As many as 50,000 people perished in the earthquake that struck Haiti, according to a new estimate from the Haitian Red Cross, even as aid groups struggled to meet the overwhelming needs of the increasingly desperate survivors.

As many as 50,000 people perished in the earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, according to the Haitian Red Cross. Logistical problems hamper efforts to get aid to the 3 million or so survivors who are estimated to need emergency assistance. President Obama authorized $100 million in emergency aid for Haiti.