Posted: 12:42 AM Super Bowl ads this year morphed into mini soap operas. The reason for all the drama off the field? With 30-second spots going for as much as $4 million and more than 111 million viewers expected to tune in, marketers are constantly looking for ways to make their ads stand out.
Posted: 3:13 PM Postal inspectors intercepted a large package of methamphetamine hidden inside papayas.
Posted: 1:07 PM The love-struck zombies of "Warm Bodies" swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening.
Posted: 12:53 PM Fed up with traditional taxis, more city dwellers are tapping their smartphones to hitch rides across town using mobile apps that allow connect riders and drivers.
Updated: 12:48 PM Sick of pizza after the Super Bowl? Pizza Hut is hoping to tempt you with tiny new pies.
Posted: 12:33 PM The federal government's push for drastic reforms at chronically low achieving schools has led to takeovers by charter operators, overhauls of staff and curriculum, and even school shutdowns across the country.
Posted: 11:51 AM Authorities have identified the Philadelphia driver who was operating a bus that struck an overpass in Boston, injuring dozens aboard.
Posted: 11:46 AM The National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don't share his position.
Posted: 11:21 AM Texas law enforcement officials say a man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two men at a Texas gun range yesterday.
Posted: 9:54 AM CleanStim is a product by energy giant Halliburton Inc. that uses only food-grade additives. The company says it is working to reduce safety and environmental concerns for both workers and the public.
Updated: 4:41 PM Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly wins 2012 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
Posted: 4:27 PM The Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River to vessel traffic in both directions after finishing the cleanup of thousands of gallons of oil from a leaking barge.
Posted: 4:06 PM A second Republican senator says he will back former Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Pentagon chief.
Posted: 2:17 PM Almost all candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.
Posted: 2:12 PM A Virginia museum is using modern technology to unwrap the story behind one of the earliest surviving Egyptian mummies.
Posted: 1:39 PM Turkey's state-run news agency says a missing New York City woman has been found dead in Istanbul, and police have detained nine people in connection with the case.
Posted: 3:30 PM The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control.
Updated: 11:41 AM A Siskiyou County, Calif., judge has ruled there is enough to evidence to try a 26-year-old Oregon woman for the murder of her husband.
Posted: 10:44 PM Sheriff Wally Olson said Saturday that Jimmy Lee Dykes has told them that he has blankets and an electric heater in the bunker. Olson says Dykes has allowed authorities to deliver coloring books, medication and toys for the boy.
Updated: 9:25 PM Thanks to a tiny video camera on his collar, Barney offered a dog-level holiday tour of the White House in 2002 while shuffling from room to room and menacing the Christmas tree.
Posted: 3:43 PM The Dow stock market index closed above 14,000 for the first time since before the financial crisis rocked the world economy.
Posted: 3:35 PM JetBlue Airways Corp. says a flight from New York to San Diego was diverted to Denver because of an unruly passenger.
Posted: 2:47 PM Police say four people have been wounded in a drive-by shooting in Phoenix.
Posted: 2:45 PM An Alaska Airlines spokesman says a pilot who lost consciousness while flying from Los Angeles to Seattle was suffering from food poisoning or a stomach virus.
Posted: 12:15 PM Authorities in Alabama are hauling away a school bus they say was the scene of a shooting death and abduction that has led to a tense standoff with police.
