Posted: 11:58 PM Shhhh! A new law says TV ads can't blare anymore

Posted: 6:59 PM The FBI says 10 people have been arrested as part of an investigation into international cybercrime rings that steal computer users' credit card, bank account and other personal information.

Updated: 10:17 PM Adam Sandler has a special New York salute to Superstorm Sandy that songwriter Leonard Cohen never would have envisioned.

Updated: 11:16 AM Police say the gunman who killed two people and himself in a shooting rampage at an Oregon mall was 22 years old and used a stolen rifle from someone he knew.

Posted: 9:57 AM A Pennsylvania grandmother has been ordered to spend at least three years in prison for a high-speed crash that killed her three young grandchildren.

Updated: 10:18 PM A Delaware store manager is suing the Boy Scouts of America and the Mormon church over childhood sexual abuse committed by the scoutmaster at his church-run troop.

Posted: 8:40 AM The Justice Department says Pfizer Inc. will pay $55 million to resolve allegations that Wyeth LLC promoted the drug Protonix for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Pfizer acquired Wyeth in October 2009.

Posted: 6:25 AM Honda is recalling more than 800,000 minivans and SUVs in the U.S. because they can roll away even though drivers have removed the key.

Posted: 6:10 AM U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an unannounced visit to consult with top commanders and President Hamid Karzai.

Updated: 8:44 AM Part of Interstate 77 in West Virginia has reopened after crews worked through the night to repair damage from a massive natural gas line explosion and fire.

Updated: 5:13 AM Despite an intensifying pace, little progress is being reported in talks on averting automatic spending cuts and tax increases that economists fear could send the U.S. economy off a "fiscal cliff."

Posted: 3:02 AM Family members of a man who was gunned down in a brazen ambush in midtown Manhattan are urging anyone with information on the killing to contact New York City police detectives.

Posted: 1:01 AM Lindsay Lohan's attorney will return to court to determine the next steps in the actress' latest criminal case.

Updated: 5:19 PM The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the final appeals of a former Florida police officer for the murder of nine people during a series of 1986 robberies.

Updated: 6:06 AM Police say three people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at a shooting mall in the Portland, Ore., area.

Posted: 1:52 PM An Illinois hospital says the pilot of its helicopter encountered bad weather and was trying to return to the hangar before it crashed in a field, killing the pilot and two nurses.

Posted: 12:23 PM The Senate's top Democrat says "it's going to be extremely difficult" to pass legislation to address the so-called fiscal cliff before Christmas, but adds there's still a chance it can be done.

Posted: 12:02 PM The U.S. trade deficit increased in October because exports fell by a larger margin than imports, a sign that slower global growth could weigh on the U.S. economy. The trade gap with China also hit an all-time high.

Updated: 12:04 PM Some well-known male chefs are getting behind a New Jersey girl's call for Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven.

Posted: 9:29 AM House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is slow-walking talks to avoid the fiscal cliff, and hasn't outlined spending cuts he's willing to support as part of a compromise.

Posted: 9:10 AM Police say they're studying a videotape from a security camera for clues in the execution-style slaying of a Los Angeles man in midtown Manhattan.

Updated: 8:49 AM A federal safety board is recommending that all states require ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers, including first-time offenders.

Posted: 8:23 AM The former Kate Middleton has cancelled a planned appearance at the U.K. premiere of "The Hobbit" due to acute morning sickness.

Posted: 8:20 AM Hospital officials say a pilot and two nurses were killed when a medical helicopter crashed in a field while traveling between two northern Illinois hospitals.

Posted: 6:15 AM Even with the outcome considered a foregone conclusion, the heated battle over right-to-work legislation in the traditional union bastion of Michigan shows no sign of cooling.