Americans gathered at memorials, museums and monuments and the president laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day, as combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindle. “Let us not forget as we gather here today that our nation is still at war,” President...

You can’t buy love, but we sure do spend a lot to honor it. The countdown to Valentine’s Day has begun—and the National Retail Foundation has released their annual spending survey. This Valentine’s Day, the average person is expected to shell out a little over $130 to say ‘I love you’ with candy, gifts and flowers. And while we...

The bankrupt maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, said it has sought court permission to go out of business after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers. Hostess said a national strike by members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that began last week had crippled its...

Rising Republican star Mia Love, who would have become the first black Republican woman elected to Congress, was defeated in Utah on Tuesday by a moderate Democrat known for crossing party lines. Six-time Democratic incumbent Representative Jim Matheson, Utah’s lone Democrat in Washington, won the race for the state’s newly created 4th district by...