Experts: Trained police needed for school security

When a student fired a shotgun through the windows of a California high school to start an attack in 2001, Rich Agundez was ready. The El Cajon police officer was assigned to the school and wounded th Read More

White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal

Top members of Congress and President Barack Obama are holding out slim hopes for a limited fiscal deal before the new year. Congressional leaders are preparing to meet at the White House, but there a Read More

Desert Storm commander Norman Schwarzkopf dies

One of the nation's top warriors is being remembered for leading troops at war and for civic contributions after his retirement. Read More

Official: Endangered whale beached in NYC is dead

A wildlife official says an endangered whale has died after getting stranded on a beach in a coastal enclave of New York City. Read More

Ex-President George H.W. Bush in intensive care

Former President George H.W. Bush remained in guarded condition overnight in the intensive care unit. Read More

Putin says he will sign anti-US adoptions bill

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will sign a controversial bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Read More

Justice refuses to block morning-after pill rule

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied a request to block part of the federal health care law that requires employee health-care plans to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pil Read More

House to return to session Sunday evening

The House will be back in session Sunday evening as the "fiscal cliff" looms, threatening across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts with the new year. Read More

Hawaii lieutenant gov. picked to fill Senate seat

Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz of Hawaii has been appointed to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. Read More

Chicago parking meters to charge $6.50 an hour

Chicago soon will have the most expensive downtown parking meters in the nation. Read More