The corn-rich heartland US state of Iowa will look a bit like a United Nations summit come mid-August, as diplomats from some 70 countries make an bi-annual pilgrimage meant to boost overseas trade. If past visits are any guide, Iowans might get to see a buttoned-up veteran of international relations get a rare opportunity to handle a live baby pig ...

Aides to President George W. Bush and his successor Barack Obama held a joint exercise Tuesday at the White House that simulated a terrorist attack on several American cities, officials said. The exercise was part of what both sides called an unprecedented effort to ensure a smooth handover of power to Obama on January 20 in the first transition to ...

President George W. Bush on Tuesday declared an emergency in the District of Columbia that will let the nation's capital tap deeper into federal coffers for Barack Obama's inauguration. Bush said that an emergency exists and ordered federal aid to supplement the $15 million in ...

A former aide to President Bush has been charged with theft from a government-funded center that promotes democracy in Cuba. The single count of theft of $5,000 or more from a federally aided program was filed in U.S. District Court here last Thursday against Felipe ...