The US Congress on Wednesday voted to triple aid to Pakistan in a five-year commitment aimed at bringing development to the frontline nation and reducing the allure of Islamic extremism. President Barack Obama has enthusiastically supported the 7.5 billion-dollar package, calling it a long-term investment to fight Al-Qaeda extremists by building schools and infrastructure and improving the role of ...

About 700 yards from the end of a LaGuardia Airport runway, where thousands of planes take off and land, New York officials want to build what could be the equivalent of a bird magnet: a very large garbage transfer station. Just four months after a run-in with ...

From the best seats in the house, Barack Obama's inauguration proved to be a mix of serious reflection and fraternity-like ribbing with a dash of celebrity gazing. A select group of 400, warmed by individual blue blankets, sat on the platform to witness history up close. Folding ...

Bill Richardson withdrew his name from nomination for commerce secretary. Gary Ackerman, Ray Kelly and Michael Bloomberg are in Israel today, back tomorrow. They were at one point rushed to a bomb shelter. David Paterson is backing off early budget deadlines. Carolyn Maloney, not to be left out, has launched her own upstate campaign swing. Michael Daly defends Caroline Kennedy ...