The government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with i.o.u.s on terms that seem too good to be true a happy situation that may not last much longer.

The dispute among Democrats foretells of a rowdy floor debate next month on legislation that would extend health care coverage to roughly 31 million Americans.

Michael Jackson was honored with four American Music Awards on Sunday night, making history by collecting more AMAs during his career than any other artist and becoming the shows winningest posthumous artist.

Four U.S. service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, NATO forces said Monday.

Donovan McNabb threw for 244 yards against his hometown team, LeSean McCoy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 10-yard run following Antonio Dixons blocked field goal, and Philadelphia came away with a 24-20 victory over struggling Chicago on Sunday night after back-to-back close losses.