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Home ownership holds a special place in American culture: It is the nest egg, the lifelong investment and what many see as the key to the American dream. Everyone told Dawn Crowell, a single mother of four in St. Paul, Minn., she would be stupid to keep throwing money away on rent. So she took the plunge -- and regrets it to this day.

The U.S. Department of Justice had given Texas a deadline of Monday afternoon to agree on removing the stretch of buoys on the Rio Grande or face legal action.

Cerberus Capital Management's deal to buy a substantial stake in Chrysler for $7.4-billion has found unusual support from the United Auto Workers. One possible reason is that the UAW might get control of the pension fund.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been a prime target for critics of the U.S.-led invasion and continued occupation of Iraq, and has weathered frequent calls for his resignation. Rumsfeld greeted news of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death with praise for the forces who pursued Iraq's "public enemy No. 1."

Megan Rapinoe will end her career having won at least two World Cups and one Olympic gold medal and having been awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

As local and federal authorities hold a "gang summit" in Los Angeles, Police Chief William Bratton offers a list of the city's worst gangs. Braton says it will help target offenders. Critics worry he may be creating a de facto badge of honor for gang members.

The president exercised his veto for only the third time, sending the proposed law back to Congress, where Democrats lack the numbers to override it.

Russia's Investigative Committee said genetic tests confirmed that the head of the mercenary force Wagner, who led a short-lived armed rebellion, and two of the group's leaders were on the plane.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed growing political rhetoric and focus on culture war issues, such as LGBTQ concerns.

The FIFA Women's World Cup has started, this year with new countries and more teams than ever.