The plan was not to have a plan, just a destination: the Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., sometime around the middle of July.

A decade ago, “deregulation” was the word of the day in Washington and state capitals across the nation. And one of the hottest areas of deregulation was the electricity industry.

NEW YORK (AP) — While Jon and Kate Gosselin begin to sort out the pieces of their broken marriage, “Jon & Kate Plus 8” is merely taking a break.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Cleanup continued Friday on a faulty pump system that prompted the westbound tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel to close, a Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman said....

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012....