• Decision day for health care in the House
    President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.
  • Shooting reveals tensions over Muslims in the military
    The killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, by an Army psychiatrist who also was a Muslim set off a rancorous debate Friday that once again spotlighted the fear among Muslims in America that they'll be collectively found guilty for the actions of one man.
  • Many House Democrats still resist health care bill
    Democrats in the House of Representatives struggled Friday to find enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, as lawmakers prepared for an all-day debate and perhaps a final vote on the bill Saturday.
  • Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence
    President Barack Obama, seeking to reassure a nation shaken by the mass shooting on an Army post in Texas, said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended a rampage at Fort Hood.
  • Jobless rate hits 10.2 percent and is forecast to climb higher
    As bad as Friday's jobs report was, showing October's unemployment rate jumping sharply to 10.2 percent, the outlook is likely to worsen for American workers well into next year. Economists expect the jobless rate to keep climbing, perhaps above 11 percent, as employers produce more with fewer workers and shy away from hiring.
  • Former NASA official sentenced to probation
    A former top NASA official was sentenced Friday to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for steering contract money to a private client.
  • Unemployment soars to 10.2 percent faster than expected
    WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate leapt up by a larger-than-expected four-tenths of a percentage point in October to 10.2 percent, even as the pace of job losses slowed sharply, the government reported Friday.
  • Ft. Hood Gen: Gunman went on 'measured' shooting
    The base commander at Fort Hood says survivors of the shooting rampage have told him that the Army psychiatrist suspected in the violence carried out his gunfire in "a very calm and measured approach."