The entry period for the '20/20' '4 Cakes for 40 Seasons' Contest is closed. — -- The entry period for the ABC News '20/20' '4 Cakes for 40 Seasons' Contest is closed. The "4 Cakes for 40 Seasons ...

Third instance in last month where grand jury did not indict police officer. — -- A grand jury in Houston has decided not to indict a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 26-year-old ...

Sonar imaging revealed a small plane near the bottom of Lake Norman. A mysterious plane was found submerged in Lake Norman, N.C. The FAA Federal Aviation is searching records to determine the plane's ...

FRANKFURT -- The European Central Bank and Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at record lows Thursday amid early signs of economic recovery. The British bank said it would expand its ...

TOWSON, Md. -- President Obama has seen his approval ratings slide, but a dozen independent voters who gathered here for a roundtable discussion about politics were still inclined to give him a break.

— -- General Motors, a leader in development of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, may have to curtail its cutting-edge work unless it gets another $50 million to $70 million from the government, GM's ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he will vote against Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court in the committee vote ...

— -- The stock market peaked Oct. 9, 2007, and so far, just eight general stock funds have recouped their losses. True, many specialized funds have returned to profitability. Most of those are ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal regulators on Thursday released a court-ordered plan to help struggling chinook salmon that includes opening California dams and restricting pumping, prompting howls of ...

— -- It's hard to feel good about a 10.8% drop in home prices. But real estate officials in Salem, Ore., can at least take some solace that home prices there have held up better than the rest of ...

— -- Today's topic: 10 things investors can do today to slash their 2008 taxes. First: Start a deductible individual retirement account. Second: Fly back in time and harvest your capital losses.

NEW YORK -- Bernard Madoff was expected to awaken at 6 a.m. Friday in a federal jail that over the years has held blind Islamic terrorist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, reputed Bonanno crime family boss ...