Search results for

President-elect Barack Obama is considering Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as head of the Department of Homeland Security. Kent Alexander, who went to law school and served as U.S. attorney with Napolitano, talks about the her qualifications.

Oaksterdam University is a trade school for those who grow and distribute medical marijuana. Joshua Green, senior editor at Atlantic Magazine, took a 13-week seminar at the school in Fall 2008. There, he learned the ABCs of opening a pot franchise.

A presidential advisory panel is poised to issue guidelines that use "Singapore Math" methods to help students improve test scores. California was the first state to approve the technique.

With the Iowa caucuses behind them, presidential candidates head to New Hampshire for some last-minute campaigning. Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving and Kevin Landrigan, senior political reporter at the Nashua Telegraph, discuss Tuesday's primaries.

More than 400 children are in state custody following a raid on a polygamist sect. We examine how the state is coping with the strain on the system.

The Interstate 35 West bridge in Minneapolis was in the midst of repairs when it buckled Wednesday evening. Many questions remain about what made the 40-year-old bridge plunge into the Mississippi River.

Wells Fargo announced Friday that it will buy Wachovia in a deal worth about $15 billion after Wachovia ended talks with rival suitor Citigroup. Wells Fargo said the merger will require no assistance from the government.

The center of Hurricane Gustav crashed ashore near Cocodrie, La., some 70 miles southwest of New Orleans, Monday morning. New Orleans was spared a direct hit from the 110-mile-an-hour winds.

Over the last 35 years, Joe Biden has held some of the most powerful positions in the Senate. He started life as a stuttering young man in Scranton, Pa., however, with a fear of asking a girl on a date.

The Detroit Auto Show opens today amid one of the gloomiest periods in the modern history of the city's auto business.