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The band's name has become shorthand for everything reviled about modern rock. But the band is among the most successful money-makers in the music industry — and they're laughing all the way to the bank.

Bobby McDonald's wife, a nursing student who works at a hospital, fell asleep after a long shift. McDonald thought he had a good shot at winning a seat on the Walton, Ky., city council, so he didn't wake her up to vote.

Tens of thousands of people in the New York City area lost their homes to Superstorm Sandy. Many may be in need of temporary housing, so the home-sharing website Airbnb is working to connect people made homeless by Sandy with people willing to provide free housing.

Jimenez is part of a musical continuum that reaches from 19th-century Mexico all the way to The Rolling Stones. And he does it by playing waltzes on a button accordion.

U.S. and NATO forces will still be around for about two more years. But some Afghans fear a return of the Taliban, a civil war or economic collapse will follow a pullout by Western forces. Afghanistan also has a presidential election in 2014 that could reshape the country.

Members of Congress say they'll investigate why the FBI and Justice Department didn't tell them earlier about an investigation involving former CIA Director David Petraeus. But the legal authority for reporting such sensitive information to lawmakers is murky.

Eurozone finance ministers have decided to give Greece two more years, until 2016, to turn around their budget deficit. What eurozone leaders did not agree on is whether to release more aid to Greece — money that's needed as its outstanding loans come due.

It’s a lot easier to navigate downtown Fairbanks. After 2 years of construction, a long awaited new road and bridge in the city center, opened yesterday…

Singer Ben Schneider is the creative force behind the rhythmically inventive folk-pop band.

Since the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012, many questions have been raised about security at the consulate, and whether the U.S. military or Central Intelligence Agency could have done more to protect the Americans there.