PHOENIX (AP) -- Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law, and dozens of people in Phoenix were arrested after peacefully confronting officers in riot gear....

BOSTON (AP) -- Forget two wars, health care and the economy. The hottest political issue in New England right now is Curt Schilling....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist....

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law....

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) -- A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a major Michigan river was warned by government regulators in January that its monitoring of corrosion in the pipeline was insufficient....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The government's point man for the Gulf oil spill says preparations for an attempt to plug the gusher from above are going well enough that the timeline for the "static kill" may be moved up....