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The Clinton Global Initiative is putting on a three-day conference in Texas this weekend to address some of the world's daunting problems. But because the world has lost trillions of dollars in wealth in the last five months, the former president says, people are donating less to charitable causes.

An Oakland energy firm announced 20-year contracts that would supply Southern California Edison with enough solar power to light up 845,000 homes if the plan receives regulatory approval.

The leaders of both the centrist Kadima and the right-wing Likud parties are claiming victory, but it is unclear whether either bloc can form a new government.

Nearly a half century ago, amid suspicion and fears of McCarthyism, folk singer Pete Seeger faced an ultimatum from the San Diego school district: Sign an oath against communism or cancel a concert he

A decision by Pope Benedict XVI to welcome four ultratraditionalist bishops back into the Catholic Church — including one who denies the Holocaust happened — has sparked a global outcry from Jews and unprecedented criticism from many Catholics. The outrage is especially intense in the pope's native Germany and in Austria.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration warned Tuesday that it will begin proceedings to lay off thousands of state workers if the governor and legislative leaders do not reach a budget deal by Fr

President Obama used his first White House news conference Monday night to personalize the dire state of the nation's economy, leveraging the power of his office and his huge popularity to urge Congress and the country to get behind his stimulus package.

Israelis go to the polls Tuesday for parliamentary elections. Steve Clemons, political blogger for The Washington Note and director of American strategy at the New America Foundation, explains why he thinks the U.S. needs Israelis to elect Benjamin Netanyahu as their prime minister.

In recent years, European leaders at the annual Munich Security Conference have roundly criticized American foreign policy. This year, things were different. Vice President Joe Biden's speech on Saturday unveiled a new caring, consulting and listening U.S. administration, promising sweeping changes in American foreign policy.

Senate negotiators reached agreement on a roughly $780 billion stimulus package, which aims to use tax cuts and spending to help jump-start the economy. Many Republicans say they still oppose the measure, which is set for a vote on Tuesday.