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A new book by journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins alleges that the CIA was so obsessed with getting information from nuclear trafficker A.Q. Khan's network, it waited too long to shut it down — and stood by while Khan and his associates spread dangerous nuclear technology around the globe.

The fiscally conservative Club for Growth has spent a decade waging war on moderate Republicans. With its views now in the GOP mainstream, it could wield more influence than ever.

Last week's federal raids on four Southern California museums, including the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park, were the result of a five year investigation into looted antiquities and tax fr

One of the top items on Republicans' to-do list when they take over control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is to undo the sweeping health system overhaul.

The race is on to define Pennsylvania Democrat Joe Sestak and Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, two previously little-known politicians who both toppled party-endorsed opponents and whose victories are being viewed as a window into the souls of the disgruntled American voter.

California is in its third year of drought, and many farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley are looking at dusty fields, or worse, and are cutting down their orchards before the trees die.

America's James Blake eliminated Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles quarterfinals in tennis. The top-seeded Swiss gave a spiritless performance in his bid for a first Olympic singles medal.

The seismic event driving the 2010 midterm elections has triggered a tsunami: Republicans have swept to control of the House of Representatives.

Two coal miners say they quit Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in the final months before an explosion because they thought it was going to blow up. Another called the West Virginia mine "a time bomb." But Massey officials insist samples showed the air was safe just before the blast that killed 29 workers.

Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House-Senate negotiations in January to try to hammer out a final version. Here's where things stand and how you might be affected.