Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall.

Heavier Americans are pushing back now with newfound vigor in the policy debate, lobbying legislators and trying to move public opinion to recognize their point of view: that thin does not equal fit, and that people can be healthy at any size.

No matter how good the spaghetti with meat sauce looked, it was no honeybun and Cheetos.

Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico’s Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.

There are moments in history that cause us to recall where we were and what we were doing at the time.

WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

The Chattanooga Housing Authority has had its share of embarrassing problems over the past few years, but it has moved aggressively since a major turnover in mid-2008 to refocus its priorities and shape up its budgeting process. It also remains the most vital public participant in the city's under-served low-income housing market. As such, it merits strong support -- and help when needed -- from the mayor's office.

Surely you have heard about some of the big efforts by President Barack Obama and liberal Democrats in Congress to "stimulate" our lagging economy by means of big spending to the tune of $787 billion.

Chuck Pruett was having trouble finding health food for his children at area grocery stores, so he responded by opening his own.

The best reason for Congress not to spend money on the arts is that doing so is unconstitutional, under the 10th Amendment. But it is especially discouraging that Congress not only is still spending money to promote art but is doing it lavishly.

In Hamilton County, churches, schools and government agencies don’t pay the stormwater fee on their buildings and parking lots.

At 220 pounds, School Nutrition Director Carolyn Childs was tired of telling students to “Do as I say, not as I do.”

Chattanoogans will have to pay more than $100 million in extra fees over the next five years to fix decades-old problems with clogged ditches, broken pipes and polluted runoff.

TRENTON, Ga. — Talks are in the early stages to bring a tissue manufacturing industry to a site that straddles the line between Dade County, Ga., and Chattanooga.

A wonderful thing happened not long ago in Bryan, Texas.