Seeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives Wednesday and voicing unwavering opposition to Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy, an issue on which he's looking to draw a stark contrast with...

Tony Blair's spokesman says that a book-launch party for former prime minister has been postponed following a threat by demonstrators to picket the event. Matthew Doyle said Wednesday that the event had been put off but refused to say until when. He hung up when asked why the party had been...

Nobody can say Kim Clijsters took an easy path to her U.S. Open title last year. She played both Williams sisters. This year, she'll only play one, though this could be an even more effective version of Venus Williams than came to Flushing Meadows in 2009. Clijsters and Williams each won their...