Poll: Obesity's a crisis but we want our junk food

Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for fueling the nation's obesity epidemic, but a poll finds they're split on how the government should help. Read More

Utah school stops musical with Elvis songs as racy

A Utah school district has cancelled a high school play that uses Elvis Presley's music after a complaint about a sexually suggestive song. Read More

CDC: 1 in 24 admit nodding off while driving

This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving. Read More

Charges dropped in Chicago high-rise jail escape

Escape charges have been dropped against a convicted bank robber who climbed out of a high-rise jail in downtown Chicago. Read More

FTC: Google to license patents, exclude snippets

U.S. antitrust regulators say they have found no evidence to claims that Google unfairly favors its own services in search results. Read More

Flu? Malaria? Disease forecasters look to the sky

Only a 10 percent chance of showers today, but a 70 percent chance of flu next month. Read More

Sandy Hook kids face 1st classes since shooting

The Newtown schools superintendent says they're preparing for a "normal" day when students from Sandy Hook Elementary School return to school for the first time since a gunman killed 20 Read More

House sets vote for Sandy aid after criticism

The House is headed for a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims after House Speaker John Boehner mollified Republicans from New York and New Jersey upset with his decision to cancel action on the b Read More

Senate and House usher in a new Congress

The Senate and House have ushered in a new Congress. Read More

Clinton leaves hospital after treatment for clot

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been released from a New York hospital where she was treated for a blood clot in her head. Read More