46 were aboard bus that crashed in Oregon; 9 dead

A hospital official says it appears 46 people were aboard a tour bus that crashed through a guardrail and down a slope on an icy stretch of interstate in northeastern Oregon, killing nine passengers. Read More

Obama signs renewal of foreign surveillance law

President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the U.S. government's authority to monitor the overseas activity of suspected foreign spies and terrorists. Read More

Ford expects to sell 2.2 million autos in 2012

Ford says it expects to sell 2.2 million vehicles this year, with the Ford Focus compact car being its most popular model. Read More

`The Hobbit' stays atop box office for third week

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week with nearly $33 million. Read More

Deal reached for stopping spike in milk prices

The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that would head off a possible Read More

Senate leaders offer dour take on 'cliff' talks

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has asked Vice President Joe Biden to become involved in a last-minute effort to avert tax increases on virtually every worker. Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid ac Read More

Maine man, 74, held in deaths of teenage tenants

A 74-year-old Maine man is charged in the shooting deaths of two tenants in an apartment he rented out at his home, and detectives are investigating whether the violence is connected to a landlord-ten Read More

NY plaintiff: Gay benefits 'bigger than marriage'

Edith Windsor thought life was over when her longtime lesbian partner and spouse died nearly four years ago. Read More

First gay Anglican bishop reflects on tenure in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson says he chafed for several years at being branded the first openly gay bishop of the Anglican Church until he realized that he was wasting a pulpit from wh Read More

Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013

President Barack Obama is voicing skepticism about proposals to place armed guards at schools in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 first graders. He says he wants le Read More