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How "average" or "American" is your state? The Associated Press has produced an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data that ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to how closely they resemble the country's demographics.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned yesterday, citing "personal and family matters." But his departure comes amid growing allegations of influence peddling. Ann Lott, of the Dallas Housing Authority, and Bruce Katz, of the Brookings Institution, discuss the allegations against Jackson.

The U.S. House has rejected a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. The rejection is a blow for the Bush administration and for congressional negotiators who backed the deal. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down more than 770 points on the news.

The newly released box set not only includes songs from the original album, but also unreleased tracks.

Sandra Oudkirk handles U.S. policy on Taiwan — which Chinese leader Xi Jinping called th "most important" and "most sensitive" issue driving U.S.-China tensions — daily.

Iraqi insurgents kidnap a Western contractor, identified as Australian Douglas Wood, amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq. Two bombs explode in Baghdad Monday morning. More than 100 people, including 11 U.S. soldiers, have been killed in the last four days.

Jack Daniel didn’t create that distinct method for distilling Tennessee Whiskey.

Nine mine workers were trapped underground after a landslide at a gold mine in Turkey's eastern Anatolia region.

Covers. Regional Mexican music. This year had it all.

The number of climbers has skyrocketed in recent years, and along with it, a bustling industry to support the most adventurous among us.