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Bush Attends Star-Filled Holiday Benefit

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's capital rolled out the red carpet - and holiday garlands - Sunday for music stars like Alan Jackson and Katharine McPhee, who performed for President Bush and the first lady at the annual "Christmas in Washington" concert....

Supreme Court Announces Cases

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court meets Monday morning to issue opinions and announce cases it has rejected....

Court Rules in Gun Case

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court unanimously refused on Monday to broaden the impact of a law that adds extra prison time to the sentences of drug traffickers who use a gun in carrying out their crimes....

Supreme Court Upholds Budget Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A consumer-rights group's challenge to a deficit reduction law ended Monday when the Supreme Court let the law stand, even though the House and Senate never approved identical versions....

First Lady Criticizes Myanmar's Generals

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Laura Bush on Monday used International Human Rights Day to call on Myanmar's military-run government to step aside if it cannot help bring about a democratic transition in the Southeast Asian nation....

Senate OKs Cutting Investment With Sudan

WASHINGTON (AP) -- State and local governments and other institutions could divest Sudan related investments under legislation passed by the Senate late Wednesday despite administration opposition....

Data Sought on Veterans' Suicide

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The parents of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide and members of Congress on Wednesday questioned why there's not a comprehensive tracking system of suicide among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans....

Over-The-Counter Cholesterol Drug Sought

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Merck & Co. is making a third try to sell the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs without a prescription....

Senate Bid to Rein in Farm Payments Dies

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate narrowly rejected an attempt to limit annual payments to farmers Thursday, frustrating lawmakers who had hoped that this year's multibillion-dollar farm bill would scale back the government's massive subsidy programs....

Retail Sales Surge in November

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers put aside worries about the weak economy and high gasoline prices to storm the shopping malls, pushing up retail sales in November. Wholesale prices shot up by the largest amount in 34 years, which could be a harbinger of higher prices to come for shoppers....