No sooner had Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln promised to deliver one crucial vote in support of a health care overhaul than she threatened to withhold the next one.

A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the legislation has cleared a hurdle over Republicans eager to inflict a defeat on President Barack Obama.

After decades of mistrust and sometimes betrayal, Mexican and U.S. authorities are increasingly setting aside their differences to unite against a common enemy.

Prices have dipped, but some sellers are certain their nine-figure properties will attract buyers.

Each week, ProFootballTalk.coms Mike Florio and Gregg Rosenthal will break down and pick the winners of each NFL game. Check out their Week 11 selections.

Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander says.

Rescuers saved more than 230 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 15 people have died, officials said.

Barring a total collapse, Jimmie Johnson will send Mark Martin to a fifth runner-up finish in the standings. In doing so, Johnson will become the first driver in NASCAR history to win four consecutive championships.

A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car in midtown Manhattan, police said.

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik is a new dad again, after launching into space and taking a spacewalk, all for the first time.