LINCOLN, Del. – Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is making light of comments she made more than a decade ago when she was in high school about having dabbled in witchcraft.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest recession the country has endured since World War II ended in June 2009, according to a group that dates the beginning and end of recessions.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Fierce waves pounded Bermuda's shores and strained yacht moorings late Sunday as winds tore at trees and signs while a weakened Hurricane Igor passed just west of the wealthy British enclave.

Poverty expert, Dedrick Muhammad says the new census report Income, Poverty and Health Insurance should spur us to action, if we want a strong middle class, and opportunities for all Americans. A research associate with the Washington DC-based think tank, the Institute of Policy Studies, Muhammad says America urgently needs a $40 billion public works program to create 1 million jobs – as part of a $400 billion package of anti-poverty measures that would strengthen the safety net and direct help to those that need it the most.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Here's some pressure for lawmakers: If they don't reach agreement on extending soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts, nearly all their constituents back home will get big tax increases.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (AP) -- Thomas Jefferson's clothes and linens did not get pressed on their own, and the meals for his lavish parties did not cook themselves.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military leaders cared more about fending off bad press than helping Marines sickened by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a North Carolina lawmaker claimed at a hearing last week focused on health concerns at the sprawling Marine base in his state.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. Senate panel endorsed a major arms control treaty with Russia on Thursday to advance one of President Barack Obama's top foreign policy goals.

WASHINGTON — "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart is hosting a "million moderate march" in Washington — for people who think shouting is annoying — but faux political nemesis Stephen Colbert will be nearby to keep fear alive against those "dark, optimistic forces."

VERACRUZ, Mexico – Mexico shut down its only nuclear power plant and its central Gulf Coast oil platforms Friday as Hurricane Karl thrashed the port city of Veracruz with 100 mph (160 kph) winds, and waves topped 16 feet (5 meters) in some beach towns.