Gainesville, Fla . -- The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off. Pastor Terry Jones said at a press conference ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is conceding that if the midterm election turns out to be mostly a referendum on the economy, "we're not going to do well." In an interview with ABC News, Obama also said "I have not seen a single new idea out of the Republicans" to jump-start the economy. He ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill outgoing BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea. BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill has raised concerns globally about the dangers of drilling in ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing the chief executive it ousted last month, Mark Hurd, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a California state court, came a day after Oracle hired Hurd as co-president to help lead the database software ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Amid the uproar over the proposed mosque near ground zero in New York, a new Islamic college recently opened its doors in California with plans to educate a new generation of Muslim-American leaders. Founded by three prominent Islamic scholars, Zaytuna College in Berkeley is a ...

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Igor is growing a bit stronger in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands. Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center say winds for the ninth named storm of the season were at about 45 mph Wednesday afternoon. Igor is moving toward the ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan said Thursday it plans to sign a free trade pact with India that will scrap tariffs on 94 percent of traded goods over 10 years. Foreign ministry official Norifumi Kondo said the two countries reached an agreement at sub-Cabinet level talks in Tokyo. Kondo said both sides still ...

Spain's Parliament is putting the finishing touches to reforms aimed at boosting a listless economy by shaking up a rigid job market and encouraging companies to hire. The plan was first approved as a decree in June and been amended by both chambers of Parliament since then. A definitive vote in the ...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Reggie Bush declined to go into any detail Wednesday on what he knows about the status of his 2005 Heisman Trophy. "At this point, it's kind of out of my hands," Bush said Wednesday after practice with the New Orleans Saints. Bush said he could not "confirm or deny" whether he ...

CHICAGO -- Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patients. In a new policy statement released Wednesday, the American Academy of Pediatrics says voluntary ...