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Vice President Joe Biden says average income tax refunds are up nearly 10 percent to just over $3,000, largely due to various tax benefits in last year's economic stimulus bill.

President Barack Obama says the health care legislation passed Sunday night by the House is "a victory for the American people" and "a victory for common sense."

The Supreme Court has rejected a new appeal from the Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay who want the government to give them a 30-day notice of where they will be sent when they are released.

The government is rolling out its new, beefed up airport security plan in response to the failed Christmas Day attack, and travelers who haven't flown in a while my be surprised.

Tiger Woods is admitting he's nervous about how he'll be received when he returns to golf next month at the Masters.

Authorities are trying to find out who threw bricks through windows and doors at two Democratic Party offices in western New York before Sunday's health care vote.

The Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans.

Chicago officials say there were no injuries after an emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport.

The snow is still falling in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas, with some places reporting up to a foot of snow.

President Barack Obama is reassuring immigration reform advocates that he is committed to working with Congress on a comprehensive bill to fix a "broken immigration system."