Sep 08, 2010 06:05PM

Tornadoes touch down in Dallas

At least four tornadoes spawned by Tropical Depression Hermine touched down in and around Dallas, Texas, sending up debris and swirling around buildings.

Sep 08, 2010 04:20PM

Castro casts doubt on 'Cuban model'

Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that the "Cuban model" no longer works, an apparent admission of failings in the communist economic model.

Sep 08, 2010 03:59PM

'Rahmbo' Emanuel: Obama's enforcer

Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff, is known as a force of nature who efficiently navigates the back halls of Congress to get exactly what he wants.

Sep 08, 2010 05:27PM

Who might replace Rahm?

The smart money in Washington and Chicago, Illinois, says it's all but a certainty that within weeks Rahm Emanuel will throw his hat into the ring to replace retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. So the parlor game over who will replace Emanuel as White House chief of staff has already kicked into high gear.

Sep 08, 2010 02:50PM

Obama slams GOP economic policies

President Obama opened the post-Labor Day stretch of the midterm campaign by blasting the GOP and pushing a new $350 billion plan to lift the sagging economy.