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Pennsylvania's presidential primary election is four days away. Sen. Barack Obama will spend time Friday in the Keystone State. But on Thursday, he was focused on North Carolina, which has its primary next month. In Raleigh, he revisited — with some sarcasm — what had been a difficult debate the night before in Philadelphia.

President Bush's veto of a Medicare bill didn't survive Congress. The House and Senate were able to easily override his attempt to strike down a bill that protects doctors from a more than 10 percent cut in their Medicare reimbursement rates. It was the third veto override of the Bush presidency.

Bill Burke is the owner of Burke's Den Rock Mobil, an independently owned Exxon Mobil station in North Andover, Mass. He says he and his wife are facing the harsh reality of closing their gasoline retail business after 35 years.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday banned the death penalty for people convicted of raping a child. In the 5-4 decision, the court ruled that executing someone convicted of the crime "is not a proportional punishment" and violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

A company that makes a robotic baby seal from Japan named Paro plans to sell it in the U.S. to help comfort people with dementia, autism and other problems related to social isolation. But some doctors say real pets provide the best kind of therapy.

President Biden promised to tackle racial equity when he came to office. There are few tangible changes so far, and proposals woven into his massive social program spending bill are at risk.

Inflation hit a new 40-year high this week, making life more expensive for everyone, but especially for those with low incomes. We ask residents of Brownsville, Texas, how they are managing.

Americans have cut back what they're buying at gas stations and grocery stores in response to rising prices. But their spending overall has remained fairly steady.

Richard Bernard Moore is the first prisoner in South Carolina to face the choice of execution methods since the state made electrocution the default and gave inmates the option to face rifles instead.

Domestic auto dealers face their worst market in decades. Thousands could go out of business, but that's not necessarily all bad. The domestic auto industry suffers from overcapacity. Detroit's Big Three would like to thin dealerships, but can't because of state franchise laws and contracts.