Civilian officer credited with stopping rampage

Military officials, colleagues and neighbors are lauding Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who ran to the scene of the Fort Hood shooting and confronted the gunman.

Hasan conflicted by war, Islamic leader says

Obama appeals for health care votes

President Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Dems to pass landmark health care legislation as the House passed a key hurdle on its way to debating a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

Obama praises bravery after base attack

Stocks close slightly higher on jobless data

Stocks posted a modest gain after the Labor Department said the unemployment rate topped 10 percent in October for the first time since 1983, but also that the pace of job losses slowed.

Easing job losses point to wobbly recovery

Unbeaten run over for No. 8 Hawkeyes

Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another touchdown, and Northwestern snapped No. 8 Iowa’s 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory on Saturday.

Michigan suffers rare home loss to Purdue

Sykes, Lopez set out to fill late-night TV void

In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men's club to the start of a rainbow coalition.

Cops: L.A. celebrity burglaries led by teen

Poll: Only 1 in 3 who want H1N1 shot can find it

A new national poll found that only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it. The numbers are about the same for parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children.

Calif. medical pot shops abound, despite order

Cosmic Log: DNA barcodes make their mark

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The "barcodes of life" are being used to crack down on smugglers, track down disease carriers and trace the effects of evolution and climate change.

Cars are approaching ‘auto’ pilot mode

Keep your vacation moments memorable

Sometimes vacation photos reflect the harsh reality that you failed to give a moment’s thought about how you look before you stepped in front of a camera.

Airplane part falls onto N.Y. home’s front lawn