Play Video The 217-201 roll call Thursday by which the House passed legislation giving companies that hire the unemployed a temporary payroll tax break. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Voting ...

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday spurned foreign calls for the yuan to rise and showed no let up in scolding the United States over recent bilateral tensions. Wen said calls ...

CLEVELAND – Jake Delhomme has a new NFL home, and the Cleveland Browns have another new quarterback. Delhomme, released last week by the Carolina Panthers, has agreed to terms on a two-year deal ...

ATLANTA – Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly ...

SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia Sunday defended its plan to block some Internet content, such as that featuring child sex abuse or advocating terrorism, after a media rights watchdog warned it may hurt ...

Play Video LOS ANGELES – Alice is still ruling the movie palace. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" easily remained the No. 1 weekend draw with $62 million. The Disney fantasy has ...

–Thousand visitors arrived in Hoi to enjoy the closing ceremony of the traditional lantern festival and Ram Thang Gieng (the full-moon day of the first lunar month) on February 28. Millions of lanterns ...

Play Video WASHINGTON – The White House isn't backing down from its criticism of the Supreme Court over a campaign finance ruling. White House officials say President Barack Obama still believes ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Police in Mumbai said on Sunday they have arrested two men they say were preparing to attack several targets in the financial hub, including the offices of energy firm Oil and ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama announced Saturday he will be sending to Congress a new education initiative designed to better prepare high school graduates for college and a professional ...