President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a surprise message to a climate change summit convened by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, vowing to take action once in office.
In a stunning vote that shocked the capital and worldwide markets, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system.
After a frantic week of negotiations, Congress and the White House are nearing agreement on a plan to quell the panic gripping the credit market. But will it work?
Barack Obama rejected John McCain's call Wednesday to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis.
Will the Large Hadron Collider save the world, or destroy it? Researchers and the general public struggle to figure out the practical impact of particle physics.
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