President Barack Obama is pointing to the recent deadly shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, as he says the nation's children must be protected from harm.

President Barack Obama says "we must act" even if our work is imperfect. He says we cannot afford to delay.

President Barack Obama says the nation must make the "hard choices" to reduce the cost of health care and the size of the deficit.

Authorities say the New Mexico teenager accused of fatally shooting his parents and three younger siblings had never been in trouble with the law.

The nation will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. today - the same day as it celebrates the inauguration of the first black president to his second term.

The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed past 80 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was unclear whether they were hostages or militants, a security official said.

Japanese and U.S. investigators began a probe Monday into the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing's grounded 787 jets.

Rescuers in Kauai say they have recovered the body of one of two San Francisco men who drowned, but rough seas kept them from searching for the other man.

Yemeni military officials say eight people have been killed in two suspected U.S. drone strikes in Abieda valley in central Marib province.

A southwestern Idaho company is recalling 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products because of possible bacterial contamination.

Officials say two people were accidentally shot and wounded at a gun show at the North Carolina state fairgrounds.

President Barack Obama wants Americans to take time out and volunteer for community service projects to give back to others.

The U.S. Marine Corps is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based on mindfulness.

He's already gotten the Oprah treatment. Now Lance Armstrong is headed for the silver screen.

The two-month trial involves 73-year-old reputed mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and six others.

Honda says it's recalling 748,000 Pilot and Odyssey vehicles because of a possible problem with their driver's-side airbags.

A Republican official says the GOP-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meets its obligations.

An eclectic trove of memorabilia from the famed 1970s New York nightclub Studio 54 is hitting the auction block in Florida.

The Transportation Security Administration confirms that it is getting rid of airport body scanners that produce a naked image of travelers.

The FBI says tips leading to the arrest of the 'AK-47 Bandit,' who has robbed banks all over the western U.S., could result in a $100,000 reward.

Officials at San Diego's Lindbergh Field airport are scampering to deal with a rat problem.

A Customs and Border Protection agent could face federal prison for allowing a convicted human trafficker to enter the U.S. at a San Diego border crossing.

Police in Florida say a man bit off his girlfriend's left thumb during a fight while he was driving her to work.

A deadline has passed for New York City and a union representing the city's 75,000 teachers to agree on a teacher evaluation plan, putting the city at risk of losing up to $450 million in state aid and grants.

Authorities say a commercial airliner clipped another on the ground near a gate at Miami International Airport, but no one was injured among hundreds aboard the two aircraft.