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For years, the well-known environmental attorney has collected attorney fees and settlements on behalf of a network of charitable, nonprofit organizations he helped form. In many cases, the nonprofits repeatedly and persistently violated state and federal laws.

As hopes faded for a strong climate deal, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday the U.S. would join others in raising $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poorer nations cope with global warming.

Many More Undocumented Latinos Nabbed Than Drunks At DUI Checkpoints

The world's major economic powers are pledging to launch a bold effort to deal with a chronic slowdown in growth and a European debt crisis threatening to push the global economy into another recession.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 600 points and sank well below the 11,000 mark as U.S. markets closed Monday. Jittery investors reacted to the first-ever downgrade in U.S. credit and financial storms sweeping through Europe.

The Supreme Court's landmark campaign finance decision opens the way for almost unlimited campaign spending by unions and corporations. President Obama condemned the ruling, but there may be little he and campaign finance watchdogs can do to counteract it.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged through the 11,000 mark Monday, closing more than 600 points down on the first trading day after U.S. debt was downgraded by a major ratings service.

Vernon Jackson thought his telecommunications invention would bring him wealth and success. But his dealings with a corrupt congressman eventually landed him in prison. He has since emerged from prison, reinvented as a man of faith.

Home prices have fallen 35 percent from their peak about six years ago and continue to drop. That makes lenders and potential homebuyers nervous, so sales aren't picking up much despite the lowest interest rates in decades. And the unsolved foreclosure mess continues to push prices down even more.

Freddie Mac has invested billions of dollars betting that U.S. homeowners won't be able to refinance their mortgages at today's lower rates, according to an investigation by NPR and ProPublica.