Last year, Allan Mueller thinks he saw the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker. The wildlife biologist wants to make sure of it this winter.

Dozens of Jewish settlers rioted Tuesday in the West Bank town of Hebron, clashing with the Israeli troops who guard them but who may also soon evict them from a disputed building they’ve occupied.

Hong Kong’s stock index tumbled 5 percent Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s overnight plunge with investors spooked by a dismal economic outlook.

Dave Barber did the math. Now Peoria’s public works director is crossing his fingers and hoping his city has enough road salt to ride out the winter.

Taking time to highlight some of his presidential initiatives before he leaves the White House, President George W. Bush is recognizing a program in North Carolina that mentors the children of prisoners so they don’t wind up on the wrong side of the law too.

Detroit’s automakers, making a second bid for $25 billion in funding, are presenting Congress with plans Tuesday to restructure their ailing companies and provide assurances that the funding will help them survive and thrive.

Georgia voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters.

Environmentalists and electricity producers square off Tuesday at the Supreme Court over the use of billions of gallons of water to cool power plants and whether enough is being done to protect fish and aquatic organisms.

The nation’s governors are meeting with President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday to press their case for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled and even more for infrastructure projects like road and bridge repair.

The government is opening another window into Richard Nixon’s shattered presidency.