Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections.

A 36-year-old woman has died after she was struck several times while retrieving boxes on a Sacramento freeway.

An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and

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Law enforcement officials said a 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting rampage was purchased legally at a Texas gun store.

Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.

Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. Economists worry the declines in

Ceremonies to welcome a veterans tribute to east Texas were interrupted with word of soldiers shot and killed at Fort Hood.

Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway Friday as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship.

President Barack Obama will attend memorial service for those killed at Thursday's mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.

Authorities said Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Malik Hasan remains in a coma but is expected to live.

The 13 people killed at Fort Hood included a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who vowed

A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing one person and

Oklahoma family members of a 22-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Hood have been notified that he was one of the 13 people killed when officials said an Army

One day after a mass shooting at Fort Hood sent the nation reeling, leaders are trying to come to grips with the aftermath: More information comes out every