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House lawmakers will examine the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules again next week, as Republican leaders seek to overturn the rules or pull funding from the agency.

Wall Street rejoiced in an unexpected drop in weekly jobless claims Thursday that spurred hopes that the labor market recovery will stay on track.

The pension funds for state and local workers in the United States are understating the amount they will owe workers by $1.5 trillion or more, according to some economists who have studied the issue, meaning that the benefits are much costlier than many governments and taxpayers thought.

Senior Obama administration officials, newly joined by state attorneys general, were on the brink Thursday of finalizing major elements of a possible settlement with large U.S. banks accused of flawed and fraudulent foreclosure practices, sources familiar with the discussions said.

The European Central Bank is poised to raise interest rates next month as concerns about inflation touch off a new and potentially tricky challenge for policymakers trying to sustain the global recovery: how to temper rising prices without discouraging growth in countries with weaker economies.

Community development block grants have been a vital source of federal anti-poverty money for decades, supporting affordable housing, job training and an array of other programs serving low-income residents.

The Rumsfeld Papers are an absolute treasure trove for scholars and citizens looking for insights into both the inner workings of the George W. Bush administration's foreign policy apparatus and the mind of the former SecDef, Donald Rumsfeld , and his pen pals.

Unable to repeal President Obama's health-care law, Republicans are trying to oust the official who is quarterbacking the overhaul of the nation's medical system.

Choosing to carry luggage onto a plane instead of checking it with an airline might save a few bucks at the ticket counter, but it is costing taxpayers about a quarter-billion dollars a year.

The March 2 editorial "Righting a judicial wrong" incorrectly asserted that Abdullah al-Kidd planned to travel to Saudi Arabia on a one-way, first-class ticket. Mr. Kidd purchased a round-trip, coach ticket.

Mazda has some creepy crawly culprits in its new safety recall.

Two senior Republicans accused Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro on Thursday of mishandling potential conflicts of interest during her agency's response to Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme.

Federal regulators are considering two options that would require lenders making certain types of mortgages to retain a stake in those loans, an effort designed to avert a repeat of the mortgage market meltdown and encourage prudent lending.