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New York City taxi drivers are now in the second week of a hunger strike outside City Hall in Manhattan. They're demanding debt relief for thousands of drivers who are facing financial ruin.

School districts all across the country are breaking apart their traditional, large high schools. But once districts have thrown out the old, what becomes the new? The Mapleton School District near Denver offers just about everything.

Bank of America Corp. officials say the company has agreed to buy Countrywide Financial for $4 billion in stock. The acquisition will make Charlotte-based Bank of America the nation's biggest mortgage lender and loan servicer.

The confirmation that the U.S. economy is now officially in recession has the potential to shift people's thinking and spending habits. Penny-pinching in response to hard times can have an effect on the real economy, and some economists warn that could make it harder to dig out of the downturn.

Executives of the Big Three U.S. automakers pleaded Thursday for a $34 billion government bailout, acknowledging that the industry had made mistakes but pledging to speed up cost-cutting measures that would get the companies back on track.

The band's members spend most of their work days (and nights) playing music for hire. But once a week, these Nashville studio veterans get together to play whatever they want.

Hillary Clinton took Pennsylvania's primary with a 10-percentage point margin of victory, but that won't change the delegate math much for her. Her victory ensures that the Democratic nomination with Barack Obama will continue.

Official media in Yangon say 10,000 people were killed in one town alone after Cyclone Nargis. Another 30,000 people are said to be missing and aid has reportedly been delayed by government reluctance to grant visas.

New Orleans is debating the best way to police the city, one of the most violent in the U.S. A recent car-baiting sting operation conducted by the New Orleans Police Department has people sharply divided over how police resources should be used.

The U.S. government's sweeping takeover plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was aimed at stabilizing the U.S. financial system and ensuring the availability of mortgages. Here, a look at some of the reasons the government decided to act and the implications for taxpayers.