Californians are increasingly pumping air into the flat tires on their dusty old bikes instead of gas into their tanks. For example, San Francisco has seen a 71% spike in cycling from 2006 to 2011.
A mediator says the families the 12 people killed and victims who suffered permanent, life-altering brain damage or paralysis in the July 20 shooting at an Aurora theater are likely to get about $175,000 each.
Soft drink makers, restaurateurs and other businesses are suing to block New York City's move to end the sale of super-sized, sugary drinks in many eateries.
The federal budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for a fourth straight year. But the deficit for the just-ended 2012 budget year is $207 billion less than last year.
The lone survivor of a deadly plot to lure victims with phony Craigslist job offers testified in Ohio against the teenage defendant and identified him as an accomplice.
The White House is defending Vice President Joe Biden's debate statement that "we weren't told" there had been requests for more security at the U.S. consulate in Libya where four Americans were killed in a terrorist attack one month ago.
A young mother of five facing prison time for beating her 2-year-old daughter and gluing the toddler's hands to a wall has admitted to using drugs and alcohol while out on bond after her arrest.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak may have misled regulators and done work beyond the scope of its state license.
