The announcement comes as G.E.’s chief executive, Jeffrey Immelt, tries to fix the troubled conglomerate, which has been hit hard by the slumping economy.

Steve Zorn examines what can be done to ensure that horses are taken care of after they retire from racing.

“The reason I am here tonight is that Democratic voters in America have made their choice and so have I,” Mr. Edwards said of Mr. Obama.

The attack in southern Israel came hours before President Bush was to address a peace conference in Jerusalem.

Democrat John Edwards is endorsing former rival Barack Obama, fresh signs of the party establishment embracing the likely nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her increasingly long-shot candidacy. Edwards was to appear with Obama in Grand...

Senator John McCain’s support for the war in Iraq, informed by his past, is lonely but unwavering.

The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 _ a much higher figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly. The...

One day after an embarrassing rejection by West Virginia's blue-collar voters, Barack Obama on Wednesday plunged into the task of convincing working-class whites that he understands them and will do more to help them hold their jobs and pay their bills than...

Authorities arrested a man they say was seen throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods Wednesday in this Atlantic coast town, where several homes have been gutted by wildfires this week. Officials were questioning Brian Crowder, who authorities allege set a...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday released a $144.3 billion state budget that eliminates a massive deficit by selling lottery bonds and cutting billions in state programs. The spending plan for the fiscal year that begins in July is austere, a byproduct...

Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands. Nearly 26,000 people remained buried...

The Obama campaign is hoping that John Edwards’s endorsement will be taken as the start of a coalescence around Mr. Obama as the nominee.

It is possible to piece together a picture of a storm of immense power but a rescue of not nearly the same magnitude.

By a strong, veto-proof majority, the House passed a $290 billion farm bill increases subsidies for farmers and food stamps for the poor amid rising grocery prices while sprinkling in pet projects that lawmakers can take home to voters this election year. The...

The Chinese government said that nearly 400 dams suffered damage and the death toll estimate was raised to 15,000.

The House overwhelmingly approved a $300 billion farm bill, making it probable that the measure will become law.

Senator Arlen Specter is pushing for an independent investigation of Patriots’ taping, much like the Mitchell report in baseball.

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the presidential race until the last primaries next month, but she hinted that the protracted contest with rival Barack Obama would end shortly thereafter. "You don't walk off the court before the buzzer...

The decision may be less of an impediment to oil and gas exploration in Alaska than environmental groups had hoped.

Chicago overturns foie gras ban.