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Most residents of earthquake camps ignored government warnings to leave their makeshift homes before the storm hit the deforested and flood-prone nation. Forecasters warned of destructive waves and possible floods and landslides.

If you had a minute with Rep. John Boehner, soon to be House Speaker, what would you tell him about health care? Egg him on in trying to repeal the law, urge him to reverse course, or suggest he focus on something else?

After Haiti's devastating earthquake last year, Americans gave nearly $2 billion to hundreds of charities. But one year later, much of that money remains unspent, and criticism is mounting that the international aid response has not moved fast enough to alleviate survivors' suffering.

The Obama presidential campaign rewrote the playbook for raising campaign cash in 2008. The Supreme Court may change it again before 2010: An upcoming decision could potentially curb the growing influence of small donors in favor of corporate America.

Officials said the twister cut a path nearly six miles long through the center of Joplin on Sunday night, ripping into a hospital and damaging thousands of buildings in this city of about 50,000 people.

After a tragedy, many Americans look to the president for reassurance. "Consoler in chief" is an important part of the job, and done well, such efforts can be unifying for the nation. But in today's hyperpartisan political climate, those moments can be hard to pull off.

The auto industry's lawsuit challenging California's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles was rejected Wednesday by a federal judge in Fresno. The auto industry claimed that fe

California education advocates are gearing up for a seven-week march on Sacramento next month in the name of public education. One San Diego college professor plans to make the statewide trek.

Around the nation today, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is being marked with prayers, solemn ceremonies, and pledges to never let terrorists fundamentally change the American way of life.

Republicans promise a fair examination of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, but conservatives question her ability to let the law — not ideology-- guide her decisions. Democrats and liberal groups praise the diversity that Sotomayor, a Latina, would bring to the court.