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.

The government is warning consumers to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'N Play Sleepers due to risk of exposure to mold for infants who use them.

U.S. safety regulators have cleared the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee after an investigation into possible engine fires.

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has one word about gun violence in America: "Enough."

The Obama administration is calling gun owners' groups, victims' organizations and video-game industry representatives to the White House to discuss potential policy proposals for curbing gun violence.

It's been nine weeks since Superstorm Sandy, and residents of the Jersey Shore still are coming back in only a trickle.

An Oregon man who loves beer and loves his dog has concocted some hooch for the pooch.

Stars from the soccer world have visited and played with children in the Connecticut town where a gunman killed dozens of people at an elementary school last month.

A boy who was 7 when he saw his mother being gunned down says he watched his father pull the trigger.

For the first time in 40 years, the host of the Academy Awards will help announce the Oscar nominations.

Ten major banks and mortgage companies have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes.

A judge in Ohio has indefinitely delayed the murder trial of an 18-year-old charged in the school shooting deaths of three students.

An Associated Press analysis finds that background checks for gun sales and permits to carry guns surged at the end of 2012.

A report on immigration enforcement from a Washington think tank says the Obama administration spent more money on enforcement efforts in the last fiscal year than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined.