WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense has waged war on two fronts in the Middle East, kept complicated fighter, bomber and transport aircraft flying all over the world and schooled troops in high-level intelligence gathering, but it hasn't won the battle of the balance sheet after more than ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- They're already allowed to carry guns in the cockpit, but many pilots say that's not enough to keep aviation as safe as it should be.They want police-like authority to holster a weapon all day long, whether they're at the controls, riding in back of a plane or eating ...

PHOENIX-- The race to replace Rep. Gabrielle Giffords begins in earnest Monday as the Arizona congresswoman's planned resignation sets up a free-for-all in a competitive district.The three-term Democrat announced Sunday that she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on ...

BEAUFORT, S.C.-- In an up-and-down kind of campaign day, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich picked up an endorsement Thursday from former rival Rick Perry but also faced new accusations from one of his former wives that he had asked her permission to have an "open marriage" after ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.— Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South Carolina primary."Newt is not perfect, but who among us ...

CHARLESTON, S.C.— Under duress two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney acknowledged he has invested part of his millions in the Cayman Islands, although his aides say he never used the location as a tax haven.Neither Romney nor his campaign ...