It was a hotly contested race, both through both sets of primaries as well as the final campaign, but the 2008 United States Presidential Election is over, and the results are historic: for the first time a black man has been elected President of the United States, the winner: Barack Obama.

This year’s Olof Palme Prize will go ahead as planned in Stockholm on Thursday despite the winner being banned from attending by the Iranian government.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., the "Official Camera of the NFL" since 1984, today announced the launch of a Super Bowl sweepstakes.

The New York State Department of Health today announced the City of Albany the winner of the 2007 New York State Water Taste Test.