Matthew Sollars

Iraq has told about 250 former and current employees of Blackwater to leave the country within seven days or face having their visas pulled.

The state Senate voted to expel Sen. Hiram Monserrate on Tuesday, following his conviction last year for misdemeanor assault.

President Barack Obama wants bipartisan cooperation on measures to spur job creation, lower the deficit and complete health care reform.

Haiti's government now says 230,000 people died in the Jan. 12 earthquake that leveled much of the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.

Michael Jackson's doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges related to the pop star's death eight months ago.

Hundreds of people living in a Taliban-controlled section of Afghanistan are fleeing before a Nato-offensive gets underway.

Employers cut 20,000 jobs last month, the best performance in the labor market since 2008.

Angela Gheorghiu has announced that she's pulling out of the final two performances of "Carmen" at the Met this spring.

NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued Bank of America and former CEO Ken Lewis for hiding huge losses at Merrill Lynch in 2008.

Worries over foreign debts and jobs at home fueled a big sell-off on Wall Street on Thursday. 

A federal jury in Manhattan has found American-trained Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui guilty of attempted murder.

An Iraqi court has overturned a provision banning people with suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's old Baath Party from running for office.

Governor Paterson has vetoed a ethic reform package, after failing to reach a compromise with Assembly and Senate leaders. 

Top Pentagon officials told a Senate panel today that they will study ways to allow gays to serve openly in the military.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he's fired the general in charge of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

A new report shows the U.S. economy grew by an annualised rate of 5.7% between October and December, the fastest growth in six years.

President Barack Obama met with House Republicans for an extended question-and-answer session on Friday, in a bold attempt to overcome partisan gridlock.

The Defense Department will present a "way forward" to let gays serve in the military.

Ending weeks of sometimes rancorous debate, the Senate approved a second term as Federal Reserve Chairman for Ben Bernanke.