President Barack Obama says he recognizes the heavy price tag of revamping the health care system but that it would be much more costly to do nothing. (July 1)
A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men. (Nov. 23)
Astronauts celebrate a birth on the International Space Station. Randolph Bresnik is now the father of a new baby girl. Abigail Mae arrived just hours after his first spacewalk. Wife Rebecca delivered the six-pound, 13-ounce girl in Houston. (Nov. 23)
The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues. (Nov. 22)
Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift emerged as big winners at the AMAs while Jennifer Lopez ended up on the floor after a dance move went wrong. (Nov. 23)
A streaking fireball briefly illuminated parts of the Utah sky to daylight-level conditions early Wednesday. Surveillance video from an observatory shows a blinding flash of light at 12:07 a.m., followed by clear images of the object. (Nov. 18)
Police say 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante dug holes in the ground to be used as a grave and plotted for a murder. Prosecutors say Bustamante strangled her 9-year-old neighbor, Elizabeth Olten, without provocation, cut her throat and stabbed her. (Nov. 18)
President Barack Obama concluded his first-ever trip to China by visiting the Great Wall. Also, during his trip, he met with the Chinese premier. The President is now on his way to South Korea. (Nov. 18)