Emergency squads in New Jersey are on the scene of a crash involving a mini school bus and a commuter bus.

Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, the latest sign of stability in the job market.

President Barack Obama plans to take the oath of office this month with his hand on not a single Bible, but on two - one used by Abraham Lincoln and another by Martin Luther King Jr.

Last year's attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya has become a factor driving the White House decision on how many troops to leave in Afghanistan after 2014 - and a specter hanging over U.S.-Afghan talks in Washington.

Businesses and individuals who claim BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money have been paid more than $1 billion through the company's class-action settlement with private plaintiffs' attorneys.

A Georgia mother who shot an intruder at her home is becoming a small part of the roaring gun control debate.

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is resigning, saying she plans to return to her native California. She is expected to run for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

"Bowling for Columbine" director Michael Moore says he's saddened that the nation has not made enough strides toward ending violence in schools.

Prosecutors in Colorado have displayed photos that they say James Holmes took of himself and his arsenal in the hours before last July's movie theater attack in suburban Denver.

House Democrats say President Barack Obama should consider invoking a little-known constitutional provision to sidestep Republican demands for major spending cuts as a condition to raising the debt ceiling.

White House chief of staff Jack Lew is President Barack Obama's expected pick to lead the Treasury Department, with an announcement possible before the end of the week.

Beyonce will sing the national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony.

Authorities say about 57 people were injured in a New York City ferry crash.

The prosecution's final witness is expected to continue his testimony today at a hearing to determine if the Colorado theater shooting suspect should stand trial.

Vice President Joe Biden will meet at the White House on Wednesday with victims groups and gun-safety organizations, as the administration seeks to spur action on gun legislation.

The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida (al-KAH'-ee-duh) and to strengthen Afghan forces.

Calorie counts on restaurant menus are suppose to help fight America's obesity problem. But a new study from Tufts University found many of those counts are not accurate.

Police say a New Jersey ambulance driver is dead after he crashed while transporting a man from the scene of a fatal fire.

Unemployment rates fell below 7 percent in a majority of U.S. cities in November, suggesting steady job gains are benefiting most parts of the country.

The magnitude of the Colorado theater shooting could be heard in the first 911 call to police.

Phoenix authorities say a 5-year-old boy was found in a car's front passenger seat after police fired at the vehicle and fatally shot the driver.

Police say 23-year-old twins were among four women found shot to death in an apartment in a rough neighborhood in south Tulsa. A 4-year-old boy was found unharmed.

A federal judge has ordered New York City police to stop making trespass stops outside certain privately owned buildings in the Bronx without reasonable suspicion.

A military judge says she will rule later Tuesday on a motion to dismiss all charges against an Army private charged with sending reams of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.

There is no doubt that Casey Anthony lied to detectives when she told them her 2-year-old daughter had been kidnapped by a babysitter.