WASHINGTON–Barack Obama may have a handle on the younger demographic, but apparently his wife still has some work to do.

According to an AP-Yahoo News opinion poll released this week, 34 percent of young adults ages 18 to …

WASHINGTON — People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain.

While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer Obama over McCain at their summer …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brandon Ziegler served two tours in Iraq and wears a bracelet inscribed with the name of an Army buddy who never made it home. Jim Morin saw action in both Iraq and Afghanistan and has lost several …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The throng of Asian-American donors drew closer, drinks in hand, to hear Barack Obama’s sister describe the wide arc of his life: beyond politics and Chicago, into his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii.

To …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline has stolen a beach vacation in South Carolina from Julie Jacobs’ family and exotic bath washes from Angela Crawford. Phil English had to sell his beloved but fuel-guzzling red pickup.

Like a plague …

NEW YORK (AP) — MTV has been active in trying to get its young viewers interested in politics. Now the network is looking to profit from it.

MTV is selling time for political spots this election season, meaning …

WASHINGTON — In her first public appearance since folding her presidential campaign, Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Latino voters, who favored her in the primaries, now need to unite and vote her former rival into the White House. …

Summer vacation is here. And with gas at $4 a gallon, you might as well kick off your shoes or lace up those hiking boots, because you know you probably won’t be driving anywhere.

But if you’re looking for something to …

IOWA CITY, IA — Local flood victims now have another mess to deal with: flood insurance.

Area insurance agencies have been bombarded with phone calls from customers verifying their policies. Usually, people living within flood plains are covered, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain’s stance on the war is unambiguous: He voted for it, supports the current enhanced U.S. troop presence in Iraq and vigorously opposes any timetable to withdraw.

The public’s stance on the war is …