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Dec 2, 2008 | 20 comments

Yeah, we know people have been motivated, even moved to tears by Barack Obama. But a Philadelphia man actually got a chance to work up a sweat with the President-elect when Obama showed up at his gym....

Dec 2, 2008 | 19 comments

Check out amazing pictures from news events and happenings around the world and close to home.

Dec 2, 2008 | 1 comment

O.J. Simpson and a co-defendant face a recommended 18 years in prison in the gunpoint robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers.

Dec 2, 2008

Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77.

Dec 2, 2008

The 19-year-old son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez was arrested Tuesday along with three others for the stabbing death of a 22-year-old college student in San Diego.

Dec 2, 2008

The divorce rate among soldiers and Marines increased last year as military marriages suffered continuing stress from America's two wars.

Dec 2, 2008

A message in a bottle tossed into the ocean off Barnegat Bay has turned up in North Carolina — 39 years later.

Dec 2, 2008

Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for Commerce Secretary today. Richardson was Energy secretary and United Nations ambassador...

Dec 2, 2008

A handcrafted Christmas tree ornament that calls for President Bush's impeachment was one of about 370 submitted to the White House but is the only one that won't be displayed on its tree.

Dec 2, 2008

The incoming Obama administration is potentially tapping two more up and comers in Congress – California Democrats Xavier Becerra and Mike Thompson – for high level administration positions.

Dec 2, 2008

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – the younger brother of the president – is weighing a run for the Senate seat currently held by Republican Mel Martinez.

Dec 2, 2008 | 1 comment

Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had...

Dec 2, 2008 | 1 comment

William Balfour has been officially accused of the murders of Jennifer Hudson's family members, and William's mother is speaking out against the accusations.

Dec 2, 2008

"Spiderman" gets slap on wrist, community service for wasting New York taxpayers money. See what other Cities Spidey has cost a bundle to raise awareness about the environment...

Dec 2, 2008

While President-elect Obama was in Philadelphia for a national governors' conference he showed up unexpectedly at a Philadelphia gym.

Dec 2, 2008 | 1 comment

Currently, only one beach in Miami is designated as clothing-optional. Nudists say nude beaches will lure more tourists to Florida's shores.

Dec 2, 2008

Watch a live police news conference detailing charges in the murders of actress Jennifer Hudson's family members.

Dec 2, 2008 | 1 comment

Buyers returned to Wall Street Tuesday, sending stocks higher in a session that was marked by indecision even as the Dow Jones industrials closed up 270 points.

Dec 2, 2008 | 1 comment

NBC News plans to name David Gregory as moderator of “Meet the Press,” infusing one of television’s most-prized franchises with a sharp edge.

Dec 2, 2008 | 10 comments

With the economy limping along like a sick cockroach, taxpayers can take heart that their money is being well spent. A new Capitol Visitors Center opened in D.C. this morning with a final price tag...

Dec 2, 2008 | 11 comments

Auto execs returned to DC today, leaving their private jets at home and promising paltry salaries in return for a bailout.

Dec 2, 2008

Irreverent political news and analysis from Politico's video blog

Dec 2, 2008

A half naked teenager ran into a northern California fitness center with an inch-thick chain shackled to his ankle looking emaciated and bruised, and he may have been held captive, Tracy police said. The...

Dec 2, 2008 | 1 comment

President-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told U.S. governors he wants their advice in designing it. "We...