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The president proposes a budget aimed at cutting $4 trillion over a decade, but it increases spending in some areas to boost the economy.

The actress earned her second Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of a maid in the 1960s-era film The Help. She talks to Fresh Air about why she thinks the character is anything but the cliche some have claimed.

The members of the team spent 20 months away from their homes before releasing a final report in December. But the tour of the White House will be self-guided.

Navi Pillay urged the U.N. Security Council to take the Syrian regime to the International Criminal Court.

When an urban farmer loses some baby chicks she was going to raise in her backyard, she's reminded that nowadays the consumer rarely has to bear the risks or costs of raising food.

Everybody says children don't get enough sleep, and they've been saying that since at least 1905. Scientists still aren't sure how much time children need, according to a new study. But the experts always say they need more.

In some fairly horrible news for Romney, he's not just having trouble persuading Republican voters he's conservative; the more he professes his conservatism, the less they apparently believe him.

The judge also said Sandusky, who is awaiting a trial on charges of sexual offenses against children, could leave his home to assist with his defense.

The justice was on vacation in the Caribbean island of Nevis and was unharmed.

Chemical companies are the latest beneficiaries of natural gas drilling booms across the country, especially near the Marcellus Shale region in the Northeast. The ethane-rich gas there is providing a cheap resource, prompting chemical companies to build new plants, expand existing ones and even reopen shuttered facilities.