Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has announced on Twitter that he's joining the Democratic Party.

AIG estimates it will take $1.3 billion in losses related to Superstorm Sandy, more than other major insurance companies have reported so far.

A trailer came loose from a pickup truck and rolled across the median of Interstate 10 in southern Louisiana, striking another truck in an accident that left one person dead.

A doctor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a Mississippi cancer center.

A northeastern Pennsylvania couple have been convicted of sexually abusing their son, who testified he had frequent sexual encounters with his mom beginning when he was 8 and said his dad offered tips on what to do.

Pot may be legal, but workers may want to check with their boss first before they grab the pipe or joint during off hours.

Former President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition two weeks after entering a Houston hospital for treatment of a lingering bronchitis-related cough.

Casino bus driver found not guilty of manslaughter in New York crash that killed 15

The presidential election witnessed unprecedented sums of cash boosting two men in their quest for the White House. It cost more than $2 billion and sometimes provided a cloak of anonymity for billionaire donors.

Donald Fehr thought he and the hockey players he leads were close to a deal to save the season. The NHL said not so fast, and then took away everything that created all the optimism in the first place.

George Zimmerman sued NBC on Thursday, claiming he was defamed when the network edited his 911 call to police after the shooting of Trayvon Martin to make it sound like he was racist.

"Those jobs aren't coming back." That's what Steve Jobs reportedly told President Obama when asked at a dinner in early 2011 whether Apple would consider moving some of its manufacturing from China to the United States.

Superstorm Sandy is widely thought to have slowed U.S. job growth last month. The only question is how much - an answer that's expected to emerge Friday in the government's jobs report for November.

Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride.

In the fiscal cliff wars, a pivotal battle is raging between Democrats demanding to raise revenue by boosting tax rates on the nation's highest earners and Republicans insisting on eliminating deductions and other tax breaks instead. Which is better for the economy? Analysts say it depends.

An autopsy report says a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed a mother of five after she hit him with her vehicle fired his gun 10 times from the hood of her car as he tried to get the woman to stop.

President Barack Obama and his family have flipped the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree.

Penn State president Rodney Erickson is admonishing students who wore costumes and held offensive signs in photographs circulated on the Internet.

George Zimmerman is suing NBC, claiming he was defamed when the network edited his 911 call to police after the shooting of Trayvon Martin to make it sound like he was racist.

Former President George H.W. Bush is becoming more physically active but doctors in Houston are still not ready to discharge him from the hospital.

President Barack Obama has met with New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie at the White House.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell sharply last week as a temporary spike caused by Superstorm Sandy has faded. Weekly applications have fallen back to a level consistent with modest hiring.

Marijuana possession is now legal in Washington state, and pot smokers have been celebrating in the streets of Seattle.

A new study in the "Journal of Consumer Research" says spending too much time on social network sites like Facebook and Twitter could ruin your diet plans. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh teamed up with researchers at the University of Columbia and found that people who used social networking sites lost self control when it came to junk food. But they also found that people's self esteem was enhanced.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state, which now joins several other states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed.