Third instance in last month where grand jury did not indict police officer. — -- A grand jury in Houston has decided not to indict a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 26-year-old ...

Oct. 17, 2006 — -- It took the United States: (— U.S. Census Bureau and various sources) If --repeat, if --U.S. population grows by yet another hundred million, it could happen soon, well before ...

TOWSON, Md. -- President Obama has seen his approval ratings slide, but a dozen independent voters who gathered here for a roundtable discussion about politics were still inclined to give him a break.

April 10, 2006 — -- America's children are leaving school in higher numbers than most people realize, according to a report in Time magazine. The issue's cover story reports that one in three ...

— -- Q: After losing $50,000 in the market's downturn, my brokerage firm has reassigned me to another adviser. Should I give up on this firm and look elsewhere? A: Most people that read your ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, endorsed a federal law Monday to help reporters protect confidential sources, but he did so with reservations. McCain ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University scientist who was reprimanded for research misconduct over claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments is suing two other faculty members for ...

— -- The hunt for that traditional Black Friday quarry, a low-priced HDTV, should be as easy for shoppers this year as shooting fish in a barrel. That's because a confluence of market pressures ...

— -- If you've ever forgotten to put on your parking brake on a steep hill, you know that objects in motion tend to stay in motion. The same is true with stocks — not just individual stocks, but ...

— -- David Hodge got a shock when he filed his federal tax returns last year. An identity thief had beaten him to it. "I was stunned," says Hodge, a 33-year-old Mount Vernon, N.Y., ...

FRANKFURT -- The European Central Bank and Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at record lows Thursday amid early signs of economic recovery. The British bank said it would expand its ...

NEW YORK -- AT&T and Verizon are raising prices for caller ID and other popular phone services by as much as 300%, even as they continue to push regulators to loosen up because of increased ...