Governor Paterson heads to Washington today, hoping for more success with Congress than he had yesterday with state lawmakers. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. REPORTER: Top on Governor Paterson's bel....

19 Nov 2008

WEST BROWNSVILLE, Pa. -- The captain of a Washington County volunteer fire company is jailed on charges he tried to set fire to two occupied houses. Brian Dunker, 22, of West Brownsville, is accused of setting the fires in the tiny borough about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh.

19 Nov 2008

Scientists are baffled by one of humankind's most annoying problems -- itching -- an almost universal misery for which there is, as yet, no adequate explanation or treatment."Why we can't stop scratching remains a big puzzle for researchers," said Zhou-Feng Chen, a neuroscientist at Washington University, St. Louis.

19 Nov 2008

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- More than 70 World War II veterans are flying to Washington D.C. from Mitchell International Airport on Wednesday morning as part of the Honor Flight program.

19 Nov 2008

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation plans to announce on Wednesday that it will make a major donation to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation to help build the historic four-acre King Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

19 Nov 2008

WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers are running out of time in their quest to convince skeptical lawmakers that Congress should throw them a $25 billion lifeline.

19 Nov 2008