WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has chosen Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to become chairman of the agency. Chairman Mary Schapiro will leave next … more

WASHINGTON — Almost three years after her husband was arrested and jailed in Cuba, Judy Gross still talks to Americans who haven’t heard his story. Now she is speaking more openly than in the … more

The Madison pipeline is far from complete, but the city of Gillette and Campbell County want a regional water panel by July. Having the seven-member panel in place at that time will give enough … more

TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. — Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the … more

WASHINGTON— Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal says he was "completely surprised" by the uproar that followed publication of a Rolling Stone article featuring derogatory comments attributed to his … more

NEW YORK — Lawmakers are making public some documents that they say show that Wal-Mart CEO found out that the retailer's Mexican unit was giving bribes as early as 2005. Congressmen Elijah E. … more

CHICAGO — Authorities at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have held up a shipment of 18 human heads sent from Rome and bound for a facility in the U.S. where they would be used in anatomical … more

Five huge scraper trucks thundered over the huge tract of land planned for the softball and baseball fields at the Field of Dreams on Tuesday. For several days, the trucks have been racing up to … more