Ken Stanford

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that has killed 30 people across half the country.

Mitt Romney's large family is at the center of his life and his presidential campaign.

For cities and states buried under mountains of debt, it has become a tantalizing proposition: invite private financial institutions to put up the money to fix aging schools, dilapidated rail lines and beat-up roads. Offer investors steady returns on the projects. And give the public the modern services its governments can no longer afford.

The U.S. Border Patrol says an agent fired shots after being pelted by rocks thrown along the Rio Grande.

California lawmakers gave the green light to start building the nation's first dedicated high-speed rail line, a multibillion dollar project that will eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco.

An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world.

Federal regulators have closed a small bank in Georgia, bringing the number of U.S. banks that have failed so far this year to 32.

President Barack Obama says legislation to keep transportation projects going and prevent interest rates from doubling on new loans to college students will help many Americans.