NEW YORK (AP) âÄî American International Group Inc. used more than $90 billion in federal aid to pay out foreign and domestic banks, some of whom had received their own multibillion-dollar U.S....

America's detention system for immigrants has mushroomed in the last decade, a costly building boom that was supposed to sweep up criminals and ensure that undocumented immigrants were quickly shown the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) âÄî Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by launch delays that...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Alexander Collins has two homes: a new one in the U.S. where he wants to stay and one in Africa he wants to leave for good. Collins, 34, has lived in St. Paul, Minn. on a series...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Scientists have the first evidence that life-threatening peanut allergies may be cured one day. A few kids now are allergy-free thanks to a scary treatment âÄî tiny...

Senate DFL leadership released their proposals for the state budget on Thursday, calling for a 7 percent across-the-board cut in state spending each of the next two bienniums. The state faces a nearly...