Kate Hudson among People magazine's most beautiful
 Actress Kate Hudson graces the cover of People magazine this week for the release of its "100 Most Beautiful People" list, but the single mother said she does not spend a lot of money on how she looks. People:[Miley Cyrus][Vanessa Williams][Norah Jones][Mariska Hargitay][Mary J. Blige][Carrie Underwood] 2008-04-30 McCain Vows War on Poverty, Says Nation in Recession
April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain, saying the nation is in a recession and ``families are hurting,'' retraced Lyndon Johnson's steps in eastern Kentucky and pledged to mount a war on poverty different from that waged by the former Democratic president. Nations:[U.S.] People:[John McCain][John Edwards][George W. Bush][Bill Clinton] Events:[2008 U.S. Recession][US Election 2008][2005 Hurricane Katrina] 2008-04-23 Midwesterners fight deadly spring floods
As floodwaters pushed against the Valley Park levee, Tracy Ziegler pushed a cold beer toward one of his customers at Meramec Jack's bar and grill. Nations:[U.S.] Events:[2008 Midwest Flood] 2008-03-23 Heavy snow buries parts of Ohio, Indiana
A heavy winter storm walloped Ohio's capital city with more than 20 inches of snow, while blizzard conditions shut down highways and stranded air travelers across the state and parts of Indiana on Saturday. Nations:[U.S.] 2008-03-09 Clinton, Obama clash over NAFTA, Iraq
 Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama clashed over trade, health care and the war in Iraq Tuesday night in a crackling debate at close quarters one week before a pivotal group of primaries. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Dmitry Medvedev][Barack Obama][John McCain][Vladimir Putin][Hillary Clinton] Events:[US Election 2008] 2008-02-27 Detroit had top foreclosure rate in '07
The Detroit area, hit hard by the double-whammy of unemployment and a slumping housing market, had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation last year, with several cities in California ranked close behind, an analysis of foreclosure activity in the country's largest 100 metropolitan areas shows. Nations:[U.S.] Events:[2007 Global Credit Crunch] 2008-02-13 Clinton, Obama already targeting March 4
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on the almost-Super Tuesday primaries March 4 for another comeback, as she and rival Sen. Barack Obama both begin ads in Texas and Ohio, the day's biggest prizes. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Barack Obama][Hillary Clinton] Events:[US Election 2008] 2008-02-12 Northwest wind and rain targets Midwest
A storm that brought hurricane force winds and heavy rain to the Northwest, killing at least four, was en route to the Upper Midwest, which has already been hit with heavy snow and rain. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Chris Burke] 2007-12-04 Most 'superdelegates' remain uncommitted
New Hampshire and Iowa will have to wait. The nation's first presidential primary, for Democrats anyway, is being waged among hundreds of party insiders -- superdelegates who could play a big part in selecting the nominee at next summer's national convention. Nations:[U.S.] People:[John Edwards][Christopher Dodd][Joseph Biden][Dennis Kucinich][Hillary Clinton][Barack Obama] Events:[US Election 2008] 2007-12-02 Witherspoon is Hollywood's highest-paid actress
When Cameron Diaz signed on to lend her voice to Princess Fiona in 2001's animated fairy tale "Shrek," she earned a modest six figures for the work. But after the third installment of the Paramount/DreamWorks Animation franchise earned more than $320 million domestically, Diaz saw her paycheck balloon to more than $30 million, thanks to her generous share of the film's profits. Nations:[Australia] People:[Angelina Jolie][Reese Witherspoon][Cameron Diaz][Hugh Grant][Renee Zellweger][Ashton Kutcher] 2007-11-30 U.S. holiday travelers hit the road, sky
Americans packed up and headed to airports and train stations hours ahead of time Wednesday to get a jump on what was predicted to be the largest Thanksgiving pilgrimage ever -- despite rising gas prices and fears of air delays. Nations:[U.S.] 2007-11-21 Motor City named nation's most dangerous
In another blow to the Motor City's tarnished image, Detroit pushed past St. Louis to become the nation's most dangerous city, according to a private research group's controversial analysis, released Sunday, of annual FBI crime statistics. Nations:[U.S.] 2007-11-18
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