CDC says data show worsening flu season

Health officials say this flu season is shaping up to be one of the more severe in recent years. Read More

Police describe Holmes as relaxed, detached

A police officer who arrested James Holmes after the Colorado movie theater massacre thought he was a fellow officer at first because of the man was wearing body armor. Read More

PHOTOS: Alabama beats Notre Dame 42-14

Alabama beats Notre Dame 42-14 to win BCS college football championship. Read More

Overweight-only gym fosters supportive atmosphere

By JOHN L. MONE DALLAS (AP) - Downsize Fitness is an exclusive health club, evocative of the nation's trendiest gyms. But there's a strict requirement to join: You must be 50 pounds or mor.. Read More

PHOTO: Clinton returns to work after clot hospitalization

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to work. Read More

WATCH: Obama taps Hagel, Brennan

The White House confirms that President Barack Obama will be nominating former Republican senator Chuck Hagel and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan today to be key players in his second-term natio Read More

Obama to nominate Chuck Hagel as defense secretary

President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, defying congressional opposition to the former Republican senator. Read More

Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief

Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel is President Barack Obama's pick to be the next defense secretary. Read More

US quickly rejects Assad's plan to stay in power

The Obama administration is rejecting a new proposal from Syrian President Bashar Assad that would begin a peace process and keep the besieged leader in power. Read More

Hearing may be 'mini-trial' in theater shootings

The suspect in the Colorado movie theater killings is returning to court for a hearing that might be the closest thing to a trial the victims and their families get to see. Read More