Evangelist Oral Roberts dies in Calif. at age 91 WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Federal Reserve is edging away from massive interventions to prop up the US economy, but a pledge to stick with record-low interest rates shows lingering concerns over the recovery, analysts said. Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind WASHINGTON (AFP) - The NATO commander in Afghanistan on Tuesday predicted a surge of US troops will reverse the momentum of Taliban insurgents within a year and ensure their ultimate defeat. Largest US sting on drug cartel arrests 300-plus WASHINGTON - Two conservative activists released a new undercover video targeting the community-organizing group ACORN on Wednesday, an attempt to reignite a simmering political controversy surrounding the Democratic-leaning organization.