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President Obama plans to take his job creation message to the American people in the coming weeks. Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country. A group of people, who are employed, watched Obama's speech, and most of them are not convinced his plan would create good long-term jobs.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are still causing flooding and destruction — this time in the Northeast. Nearly 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate homes from New York to Maryland because of the rising Susquehanna River. It's some of the worst flooding the region has seen in 40 years.

Google's deal with Zagat is part of the Internet giant's strategy to offer better local services. And it has some wondering if the company will launch an online and mobile reservation service similar to Open Table.

In Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud was known as the Lion of Panjshir. And thanks to him, the Panjshir Valley was one of only two places the Taliban never conquered. On Sept. 9, 2001, suicide bombers killed Massoud.

Congress has approved the most significant changes to patent law in half a century. The Senate passed the overhaul Thursday, and it goes to the White House for President Obama's signature. In his jobs speech to Congress, Obama said the new law would speed up the patent process.

Elected officials in Kentucky are split along party lines on President Barack Obama’s jobs plan. The president put forward a $450 billion proposal to…

There has been progress in containing the blazes, which have now destroyed more than 1,600 homes. An airtanker that can drop 11,000 gallons of fire retardant is to start flying today.

The move puts Interpol's 188 member nations, which include all of Libya's neighbors, on notice that Gadhafi is a wanted international fugitive. He's wanted by the International Criminal Court.

The Treasury secretary makes the case for the plan. But some top Republicans say the latest proposal from the administration wouldn't boost job growth.

Osama bin Laden recruited 12 of the 19 hijackers from towns that dot the highway. Immediately after the attacks, many youths here openly supported al-Qaida and saw bin Laden as a hero. A decade later, have attitudes changed?