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Latest garage find: $30 million in artwork
Longtime Michigan Sen. Carl Levin to retire
Life on Skid Row
Lion lover's mauling death spurs scrutiny
Hugo Chavez to be embalmed for public viewing
Wis. bill would allow giant iron ore mine
Justin Bieber recovering after fainting at concert
China blogger, activist confirmed to be in U.S.
Fed: Nation's largest banks have strengthened
3 high school students killed in Indiana crash
Senate confirms Brennan as CIA Director
New Arkansas abortion law shows strategy split
Man accused of stealing $19,000 of Girl Scout cookies
Papal Politics: Will a new pope be selected by Palm Sunday?
Lawmakers want to 'unlock' your cellphones
Holder's response to Rand Paul: 'No'
Obama signs Violence Against Women Act
Prisoner gets $15.5 million after solitary confinement
School textbook: 'Hippies' were followers of Satan-worshipping rock stars
Bin Laden son-in-law caught in Jordan
How a 12-hour Senate monologue made the Senate a better place
U.S. postpones honor for Egyptian woman; investigating tweets
Threats don't stop North Korea sanctions
Deadly hit-and-run suspect back in NYC after Pa. arrest

Latest garage find: $30 million in artwork

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PST

Instead of pitching Arthur Pinajian's paintings, his family had them appraised.

Longtime Michigan Sen. Carl Levin to retire

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PST

The Democrat's decision sets the stage for what could be a lively race for his seat.

Life on Skid Row

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:57 AM PST

A woman sits on downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row, March 6, 2013. Los Angeles has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow police and city workers to seize or destroy property that homeless people leave unattended on sidewalks, saying Skid Row homeless encampments presented a public-health risk. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, some 11 people have died from tuberculosis since 2007, and of the 78 people infected, 60 were homeless. Picture taken March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY HEALTH POVERTY)

Lion lover's mauling death spurs scrutiny

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:16 PM PST

The 24-year-old intern who died was a fearless fan of big cats.

Hugo Chavez to be embalmed for public viewing

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:18 PM PST

Venezuela's socialist leader will be on display "for eternity" at a military museum after a state funeral.

Wis. bill would allow giant iron ore mine

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:27 PM PST

The open-pit would be near Lake Superior despite environmentalists' objections.

Justin Bieber recovering after fainting at concert

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:19 PM PST

The pop star received oxygen backstage and finished his show in London.

China blogger, activist confirmed to be in U.S.

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:05 PM PST

The State Department says Lu Haitao and his wife are in the United States.

Fed: Nation's largest banks have strengthened

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:55 PM PST

All but one isn't more prepared to withstand a severe U.S. recession and a global downturn.

3 high school students killed in Indiana crash

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:17 PM PST

VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) — Three teenagers who had left a school function early were killed Thursday when their pickup trucks collided at a rural intersection in southeastern Indiana, police and school officials said.

Senate confirms Brennan as CIA Director

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:32 PM PST

Lawmakers approve Obama's choice despite Rand Paul's 13-hour rant.

New Arkansas abortion law shows strategy split

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PST

The "Human Heartbeat Protection Act" ignores the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling.

Man accused of stealing $19,000 of Girl Scout cookies

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:08 PM PST

Christopher Maurice Morton was charged with stealing the treats from a South Carolina warehouse.

Papal Politics: Will a new pope be selected by Palm Sunday?

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:22 PM PST

George Stephanopoulos explains how the Catholic Church picks a new leader.

Lawmakers want to 'unlock' your cellphones

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PST

Under a proposed law, consumers could change carriers and keep their old device.

Holder's response to Rand Paul: 'No'

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:21 AM PST

The attorney general concisely addresses the Ky. senator's drone attack concern.

Obama signs Violence Against Women Act

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 10:39 AM PST

The renewed law now covers gay, lesbian and transgender victims.

Prisoner gets $15.5 million after solitary confinement

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 10:14 AM PST

Over 22 months, Stephen Slevin developed bedsores and lost 50 pounds.

School textbook: 'Hippies' were followers of Satan-worshipping rock stars

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:13 PM PST

A school participating in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's controversial voucher program is apparently using a history book that teaches its eighth-grade students that "hippies" were dirty followers of Satan-worshipping rock musicians. The textbook, "America: Land I Love," includes a section on the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Here's a paragraph taken from that section, which [...]

Bin Laden son-in-law caught in Jordan

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:00 AM PST

A senior congressman called the capture a "very significant victory."

How a 12-hour Senate monologue made the Senate a better place

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PST

The topsy-turvy scene would have been impossible to imagine when George W. Bush was in the White House.

U.S. postpones honor for Egyptian woman; investigating tweets

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:45 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is postponing an award for an Egyptian activist who was subjected to a "virginity test" after protesting in Cairo's Tahrir (tah-HREER') Square.

Threats don't stop North Korea sanctions

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 08:38 AM PST

China, North Korea's staunchest ally, joined the U.N. in condemnation.