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Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he...

WASHINGTON -- After a final cross-country campaign whirl by both candidates, President Obama heads into election day riding a slim lead in enough key states to secure a second term, while Mitt Romney remains competitive and could yet unseat him. National...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers have issued a subpoena for the director of the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak. The subpoena comes after Barry Cadden, co-founder of New England Compounding Center, indicated through...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has 43 cases of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. The Indiana State Department of Health reported two additional cases Thursday. The number of deaths remains at three, and...

A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday became the nation's second to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, finding that the Clinton-era law's denial of federal benefits to married same-sex couples is unconstitutional. The divisive act,...

Week 9 – Oct. 15-21 All games 7:30 unless noted. TUESDAY, OCT. 16 CHICAGO INTER-CITY 2 Bronzeville vs. Gage Park, 6 at Gately Hirsch vs. Dyett, 4 at Eckersall Urban Prep-West vs. Juarez, 6 at Hanson CHICAGO INTER-CITY 4 Johnson vs. Hawkins,...

The number of documented U.S. cases of fungal meningitis has risen yet again, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 205 infections Sunday, including 15 deaths. The latest tally is over a dozen more than the agency reported Friday....

msturdevant@courant.com Nationwide Financial Services Inc. has agreed to pay more than $150 million to settle a multi-state investigation that questioned whether the life insurer was thorough enough in finding and paying beneficiaries when...

PETOSKEY -- A Petoskey-based candy company is recalling packages of its sugar-free peanut butter fudge, noting that peanut butter used to produce it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. Kilwins Quality Confections recently announced...

Kilwins, based out of Petoskey,  is recalling all 7 ounce packages of sugar free peanut butter fudge. According to a release from the Michigan Department of Agriculture today, Monday, the company is specifically recalling all items with  bar code 000648,...

The number of people who have contracted a noncontagious form of meningitis linked to contaminated steroid injections soared to 105 Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionsaid. The reported figure jumped by 14 people in one day, while...