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Goldman Sachs, which manages Mitt Romney’s family’s fortune, is also his largest source of campaign contributions.

Problems at the incomplete Manhattan park, once seen as a model, include shrinking government subsidies and a lawsuit by Chelsea Piers demanding millions for repairs.

Lindiwe Mazibuko, a leader in the Democratic Alliance, faces criticism over whether she is black enough as she tries to help the party shed its white, elitist image.

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova convincingly, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday to win the Australian Open and take over the women’s No. 1 ranking.

Twitter’s announcement that it would agree to block certain messages in countries where they were deemed illegal prompted outcry, argument and even calls for a boycott.

The latest progress comes in the wake of two days of talks in Athens between the bankers lobby representing most investors, and Greece’s political leadership.

The qualities of the bombastic, take-no-prisoners candidate are the same ones opponents cite in concluding that Newt Gingrich is too hot-headed and undisciplined to win the nomination.

The growing assertiveness of a loosely organized force in Syria hinted at the expanding role of the armed opposition in a movement that began peacefully more than 10 months ago.

Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 Saturday night to win the Australian Open and take over the women's No. 1 ranking.

The Boston Patriots bounced from stadium to stadium and played “home” games as far away as San Diego. Bizarre occurrences seemed to follow them wherever they went.

New York Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly suggested that the decision to show the film during counterterrorism training did not go through normal channels.

The young male, tracked with a GPS unit, is believed to be the first gray wolf in California in decades, raising hopes that the endangered species may once again thrive there.

The attention to Tim Tebow’s on-field displays of religiosity is the latest example of the way the sport reflects the culture in this country.

Democrats and Republicans both expect the “Ryan budget,” Representative Paul D. Ryan’s plan to remake Medicare, to be key in the coming elections.

The collapse of the prosecution of a Marine for a civilian massacre in Haditha, Iraq, follows a trend by the military of an unwillingness to second-guess fighters in fog-of-war cases.

Whether the American economy, which grew last quarter at its fastest pace in a year and a half, can sustain that momentum is critical to millions of people out of work.

Written by an adviser to the Republican candidate Mitt Romney, the book, “The World America Made,” makes the case that the nation’s decline is a myth.

While making college more affordable is a notion nearly everyone supports, consensus is more elusive on how to actually accomplish it.

Hijackings have declined sharply in the past year, but where interdiction ends, a problem begins: what to do with the detained pirates?

President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said French troops would leave a year early, by the end of 2013.