Boats spray water to extinguish a fire on an oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the Louisiana coast September 2, 2010. By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory ...

A man identified as James J. Lee entered Discovery Communications on Wednesday. He was fatally shot, and his three hostages were freed without injury. By Paul Farhi The news broke around 1 pm with a few sketchy details. Gunman. Shots. Hostages. ...

Hurricane Earl is on a collision course with the East Coast and Americans from the Carolinas to Cape Cod are bracing for the worst hurricane to hit the area in almost 20 years. The storm could hit them late Thursday and prompt ...

By the CNN Wire Staff Doorman and musician Skip Thompson looks onto Bourbon on Sunday, the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (CNN) -- Five years ago Sunday, the water rushed in, the lights went out and for thousands of Gulf Coast residents ...

Update 10:20 am The rally is underway. Beck opened with a video tribute to the Founding Fathers, calling on the crowd to "begin today to pledge to restore honor and the promise of America." The Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem followed, ...