HELSINKI - A senior U.S. diplomat said on Friday Russia must stop blocking international monitors from going into Georgia's separatist South Ossetia region to assess reports of human rights abuses. The monitors have been unable to return to the Mos
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking. Obama, who takes office on Jan
CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday struggling automakers have put forward a "more serious" restructuring proposal to Congress but withheld judgment on the plans until hearings are held. At a news conference, Obama said Congres