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

The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would ban the declawing of cats.

Officials at the sprawling Central Texas Army post announced opportunities for the public to donate to various agencies on the installation honoring the

Authorities say nothing in days before deadly shooting at post seemed out of the ordinary.

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

U.S. mosques fearful of a backlash after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas are stepping up security.

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