Wall Street ends higher with resources stocks

Stocks closed higher on Friday, extending their rally amid gains in the resources sector after data in China showed a pick-up in manufacturing activity...

Asian stocks rise as China manufacturing jumps

Asian stock markets rose Friday as stronger growth in China's manufacturing suggested the world's No. 2 economy isn't slowing as sharply as feared.

Mexico floods show need for global climate pact: president

Mexico's latest rash of storms and floods highlights the urgent need for a global accord on cutting greenhouse gases blamed for climate change...

Obama presses for longer school years

Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out....

Sparks flying, wing aground, flight lands in NYC

With a flight attendant yelling "heads down, stay down," passengers cowered and prayed on a tense descent into John F. Kennedy International Airport...

Official: Shooter may have targeted Neb. workers

Three employees wounded in a shooting this week at a cold-storage warehouse in southeast Nebraska don't appear to be....

Photos: NYC storm leaves 14-mile path of destruction

The National Weather Service determined that two tornadoes ripped through New York City during a fast-moving storm...