Abbie Fentress Swanson

In the last five years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has more than doubled the number of music therapists at its clinics. The VA uses music therapy to help veterans with P...

Strong aftershocks continued to rock Chile on Friday.

The AP reports that the man who wounded two Pentago police officers at a subway entrance was John Patrick Bedell.

More than a dozen people died in Baghdad today after a series of explosions went off across the capital.

Natalie Dessay has withdrawn from the part of Ophelie in the Met's production of Hamlet.

Harlem Democrat temporarily relinquishes leadership position in House tax-writing commitee.

The quake and tsunami will likely cost businesses millions in the fishing and wine making industries.

Three attacks killed at least 30 people today in Baqouba, Iraq in Diyala province.

On the 200th anniversary of his birth, Poland has opened a new museum devoted to famed Romantic composer and pianist Frederic Chopin.

Looters set a department store on fire in Concepcion, Chile following Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake. People are continuing to fight over goods and gasoline there, and a curfew is in place until midday to help keep the city calm.

Looting has taken over the streets of Concepcion, following Saturday's 8.8 magnitude quake.

Another car bomb has gone off today in Kabul, Afghanistan. Insurgents targeted an area of residential hotels rented by Indian embassy workers in the heart of the nation's capital. At least 17 people are reported dead.

There's word from The AP that NY Governor David Paterson will not seek election to a full term this fall.

But the deep divisions don't come as a surprise to President Barack Obama.

Senate Democrats passed a $15 billion jobs bills yesterday.

The president and Democrats will try to make the case for passing a $1 trillion health care reform package.

The Senate passed a $15 billion jobs bill today by a surprisingly bi-partisan 70-28 vote.