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Wal-Mart kicks off holiday shopping season online
Wal-Mart will roll out deals on some big-ticket items nearly a month earlier than planned as consumer sentiment headed into holiday shopping remains weak.
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Gunman named in LAX shooting that injured 7
The Los Angeles International Airport has reported an incident on its Twitter feed, and officials are on the scene.
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Food stamp cuts kick in as Congress debates
Food stamp benefits will decline Friday for 47 million Americans who receive the federal benefits. Families of four will now get less than $36 per month.
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Oklahoma gay couple marry under Native American law
Same-sex couple exchanges wedding vows in Oklahoma, a state where gay marriage is banned.
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Kids, driver rescued after bus falls into Kansas creek
Police say the bus apparently went off a bridge and into the water with 10 school children on board. Exactly how the accident happened is still under investigation.
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Ford recalls 2,600 Focus cars for potential power loss
Ford is recalling more than 2,600 Ford Electric cars because power to the wheels could potentially be lost while the vehicles are being driven.
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2 dead after Halloween storms bring major flooding
Dozens of cities in four Midwest states had decided to delay Halloween as dangerous storms blew in from Texas, bringing heavy rain and strong wind.
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Threat aboard United Express plane diverts flight to Phoenix
A bomb squad and police dogs searched a United Express flight forced to make an unscheduled landing in Phoenix after an undisclosed threat was made.
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Obamacare signup said to be small in first days
Documents released by a House of Representatives committee Thursday show only 248 Americans signing up for Obamacare insurance in the first few days of rollout.
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Court reinstates most of Texas' new abortion rules
A panel of judges on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated most of Texas' new abortion restrictions, days after another judge tossed a key provision.
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Drug tunnel is equipped with ventilation, rail system
A cross-border drug tunnel discovered connecting San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, is equipped with a rail system.
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Obama won't attend Gettysburg Address remembrance
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will represent the Obama administration at Gettysburg National Military Park for a 150th anniversary event.
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Court halts NYPD stop-and-frisk ruling
An appeals court temporarily stopped reforms of the New York Police Departments controversial "stop-and-frisk" policy Thursday.
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Man wins multimillion lottery jackpot, again
James Bozeman says he is looking forward to picking a third lucky set for the next drawing.
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Pa. residents living above mine fire free to stay
Residents of a central Pennsylvania coal town that was decimated by a 50-year-old mine fire said that they have settled their lawsuit against state officials who have been trying for years to evict them.
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California woman ticketed for driving with Google Glass
A number of online commentators suggest that a California woman contest a ticket she received for driving while wearing Google Glass.
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Photo in NYC is not of missing autistic boy
Police determined that a new photo showing a boy riding on a subway train is not that of missing 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo.
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The hot sauce keeps flowing: Sriracha lawsuit denied
A lawsuit asking a judge to stop production of Sriracha chili sauce, claiming the chili odor emanating from the facility is a public nuisance, was denied in court.
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The NSA hacked Google and Yahoo's private networks
The National Security Agency reportedly broke into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world.
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Prosecutor reviewing facts in Ga. gym mat death
Investigators had initially determined that Kendrick Johnson died in a freak accident after he was found stuck upside down Jan. 11 in a rolled-up mat.
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FAA expands electronic device use on flights
The FAA says it will now allow airlines to expand the use of portable electronic devices in flight.
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NYC votes to make tobacco-buying age 21
City lawmakers approved the bill and another that sets minimum prices for tobacco cigarettes and steps up law enforcement on illegal tobacco sales.
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Justices reverse wrongful death Va. Tech verdict
The state Supreme Court has reversed a jury's wrongful death verdict against Virginia stemming from the killings at Virginia Tech in 2007.
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FDA: Imported spices have double salmonella risk
A new FDA report says testing of imported spices showed that spices were twice as likely as other inspected foods to be contaminated with salmonella.
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Texas club auctions right to hunt endangered rhino
The organizer of a Texas hunting club’s planned auction of a permit that will allow a hunter to bag an endangered black rhino in Africa is hoping it raises up to $1 million for rhino preservation.
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Hawaii Senate passes gay marriage bill
The Hawaii Senate has approved legislation to legalize same-sex marriages and sent the bill to the state House where it is expected to pass.
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'Boobies' bracelet fight could go to Supreme Court
A Penn. school board voted to appeal a federal appeals court's decision rejecting its claim that "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets are lewd and should be banned.
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HOA to pay $65K after banning family's ambulance
A family bought an ambulance to take their disabled son to appointments, but their homeowner's association told them they couldn't park the vehicle in the driveway.
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Obama to announce effort to lure foreign businesses to US
President Barack Obama is expected to announce that Washington is expanding its efforts to entice foreign firms to bring jobs to the United States.
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Lhota attacks de Blasio in final NYC mayor debate
Republican candidate Joe Lhota and his Democratic rival Bill de Blasio head to the polls on Tuesday, in the race to succeed Michael Bloomberg.
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Campaigning Dems careful not to overplay shutdown
Many campaigning Democrats are treading carefully to avoid the partisan slashing that marked the government shutdown crisis.
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Bus driver saves life of woman on NY bridge
Darnell Barton was recorded on his bus's video system, wrapping his arms around a young woman leaning over traffic. "I felt like if she looked down at that traffic one more time it might be it," he said.
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Old safe cracked in Houston full of treasures
A Houston locksmith cracked an old safe that seemed destined for the scrapyard and found gold coins that police say are worth a "substantial" amount. The coins were returned to the late owner's estate after an undisclosed agreement was reached.
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Obama says he's 'not happy' with health care woes
President Obama said he's taking full responsibility for making sure the health care website gets fixed as soon as possible.
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Delta jet lands at remote AK airport as precaution
A San Francisco-bound Delta Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Alaska, and the passengers were taken to various locations.
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Zimmerman's home city bans neighborhood watch guns
Today's neighborhood groups often are untrained and unsupervised by police, and remain unregistered with either the sheriffs' association or local police agencies.
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Driver trapped in Utah ravine penned letters to family
David Welch, 54, was found on Oct. 18 by a hitchhiker who spotted the crash in a desolate stretch of eastern Utah more than 50 miles from any town.
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NTSB probes plane crash undiscovered for hours
Weather may have played a part in the crash of a Cessna 172 plane in Tennessee early Tuesday morning.