The Food and Drug Administration says it will collaborate with medical device manufacturers on a public-private partnership designed to speed up the development of new medical technology.

For Alzheimer's patients desperate for an effective treatment, several new studies starting up offer hope.

A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes is facing a federal court appearance in New Hampshire.

Investigators say a man found dead of an apparent suicide in an Alaska jail was not only suspected of killing an Anchorage barista but may be linked to seven other possible slayings around the country.

Students in five states will be spending more time in the classroom. Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee, will be part of a three year pilot program.

The debate over how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014 comes down to risky business.

A man charged in the death of an Alaska barista has killed himself, and authorities say he was linked to at least seven other possible slayings in three other states.

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition at a Houston hospital where he is being treated for a lingering cough related to bronchitis.

People are coming and going from the house where a day before Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend before committing suicide in front of his coach.

Officials say more than 100 southern New Jersey residents will be kept out of their homes for several more days as crews work to clear a hazardous gas that spewed from a ruptured freight train car.

School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says Republicans need to make the next move in negotiations to head off the tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff."

Sen. Charles Schumer says New York expects to get tens of billions of dollars in federal money to cover damage from Superstorm Sandy.

The "Twilight" finale and "Skyfall" continue to dominate the box office on a typically slow post-Thanksgiving weekend.

The workers have been locked out of their jobs for 16 months. Union officials said in a release Saturday night that workers voted 55 percent to reject management's contract offer.

The guidebook that psychiatrists use to diagnose mental illness is getting its first major update in almost 20 years.

More than 100 people in southern New Jersey remain out of their homes as officials continue efforts to clear a hazardous gas that spewed from a ruptured freight train car.

Police: Kansas City Chiefs player killed girlfriend, then committed suicide at team facility.

One of the first officers on the scene of a bus crash at Miami's airport says most of the passengers he helped remained calm despite the bloody scene.

A Portuguese model has been convicted of murder in the castration killing of a Portuguese TV personality in a hotel room in New York City's Times Square.

One worker is dead and another is missing after separate accidents at two coal facilities in West Virginia.

Authorities: Murder-suicide at Wyo. college happened during class, in front of students.

Ford is recalling more than 89,000 new Escape SUVs and Fusion sedans because the engines can overheat and catch fire.

A hospital says 71 people came in complaining of breathing problems, burning eyes or scratchy throats after a southern New Jersey train derailment released a hazardous gas into the air.

At least one person was killed and another was wounded in an attack at a community college in central Wyoming.