WASHINGTON (AP) -- Immigration activists are calling on President Barack Obama to end deportations of immigrants who might be eligible for legal status under a new immigration bill.......

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- In recent years, the recession provided Republicans in many state capitols a long-coveted opportunity to cut government spending and services. Now that tax revenues are improving, those lawmakers face a new predicament - save the surplus for the future, or spend it to replenish programs that have been cut or...

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The two brothers of the Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for about a decade say they have no sympathy for him. One called him a "monster" who he hopes "rots in jail."......

DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit is broke and faces a bleak future given the precarious financial path it's on, according to a new report out by the city's state-appointed emergency manager.......