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Immigration Vote Could Come Soon

Senate committee looks to wrap up work this week on immigration bill, but disputes remain

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Car Bombs in Iraq Kill at Least 34

Wave of car bombings in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods, southern city kills at least 40

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5 Dead, 20 Missing in Factory Explosion

At least 12 dead following blast at explosives factory in eastern China

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'Trek' Knocks 'Iron Man' From Top Spot

'Trek' sequel does $70.6M, but falls short of studio hopes; 'Iron Man 3' tops $1B worldwide

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Bomb Shelters Get Pimped in Custom Builds

As bomb shelters sales have increased amid fears of economic and security uncertainties, outfitters have begun building custom suites undergruond featuring all the trappings of mansion life: swimming pools, home theaters, basketball courts, and even airplane hangars.

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Phoenix Cop Dies in Hit-and-Run

Phoenix police officer, firefighter killed on same day in separate accidents

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Arias Returns to Court for Penalty Phase of Trial

Arias returns to court for penalty phase as jurors consider life in prison or death sentence

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Kerry to Mideast to Talk Syria Plan

Kerry heads to Mideast to advance Syria plan that depends in large part on Russia

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United to Restart Dreamliner Flights

United Airlines resumes 787 flights after 4-month halt, with flight from Houston to Chicago

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Taylor Swift Wins 8 Billboard Awards

Taylor Swift’s night at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas was a success. She led all artists at the Sunday night ceremony with eight wins, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album, for “Red.” During her top artist acceptance speech, Swift thanked...

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Help Your Kids Get 'A' in Money Matters

It's graduation season. Did your teenager have to take a financial literacy course to don that cap and gown? Probably not. According to the Council for Economic Education, as of 2011, 22 states required high school students to take an economics class --the "supply and demand" type, not the "how to balance your checkbook type." Only 14 states offered personal finance as a high school class, either on its own or as part of the econ curriculum.

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Parents of Murdered Kids in Nanny Case May Find 'Joy' in Pregnancy

After two of their children allegedly were stabbed to death by their nanny last fall, Marina and Kevin Krim announced Thursday they were expecting a baby. For parents who have experienced such a traumatic loss, a pregnancy can help with the grieving process even as it brings up other emotions, experts say.

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One Year After Death, Marina Keegan's Words Live On

On the one-year anniversary of her death at 23 in a car crash, Yale activist and writer of "The Opposite of Loneliness" has play performed, book deal and two memorial scholarships.

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Tea Party Groups Threaten to Sue IRS

What is the next step for the Tea Party groups who feel they were unfairly scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service? For many of them, it's to go forward with litigation and to sue the IRS.

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