A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter. (March 9)
Michelle Obama says she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as first lady. (March 9)
The government sent investigators to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the automaker dealt with a high-profile headache that raised questions about the safety. (March 3)
A Chinese student who slipped under a barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and apologized publicly. (March 9)
A former TV producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to shake down David Letterman in a case that revealed the late-night icon's affairs with staffers. (March 9)
A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering Southern California teenager Chelsea King says a psychiatrist concluded he had 'significant predatory traits' toward underage girls. (March 9)
The Seminole Indians in Florida are trying turn alligator wrestling into an extreme sport with international competitors. It's a tradition for Seminoles that goes back generations. (March 9)
Highway patrol trooper Todd Neibert managed to pull alongside the Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway and tell the driver to use the emergency and regular brakes and to turn off the car's engine. (March 9)
Construction workers hoping to speed up the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site chanted "Build it now!" at a rally Tuesday. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls the property, is battling the developer over the project's fina
Three men face assault charges following an ugly fight at suburban Detroit, Michigan bridal shop. The ugly incident was captured on store surveillance video. (March 9)
Tuesday was the first day that same-sex couples could get married in Washington DC. Dozens of DC's residents wasted no time in taking the plunge. (March 9)
Police in Ireland on Tuesday arrested seven people over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. (March 9)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had hoped to promote a restart of talks between Israel and the Palestinians. But his visit to the region was being clouded by word that Israel was to build 1,600 more homes in disputed east Jerusalem. (March 9)
A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs. The case spurred the late-night TV icon to tell viewers he'd had affairs with women on his staff. (March 9)
A Texas-based nonprofit group that has been searching for a missing oil executive in New Orleans has found a body near where police say he may have fallen in the Mississippi River near a ferry boat dock. (March 9)
We can now hear the heated conversation between a handcuffed suspect and a former Milwaukee County sergeant who was sentenced last to 18 months in prison for punching the man in the face several times. (March 9)
After decades of decline, plans are taking root in Detroit to save it by shrinking it. Entire neighborhoods of gutted, burned-out houses could be replaced by fields or farmland, giving the city a 19th century appeal. (March 9)
Sex offender John Gardner, accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl and is under investigation in the death a 14-year-old girl appeared in court Tuesday, where a judge pushed back a preliminary hearing for him. (Mar. 9)
Ohio State University says an employee shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself. (March 9)
Actress Lindsay Lohan is suing the financial company E*Trade for 100 million dollars claiming a commercial about a "milkaholic" baby named Lindsay is based on her. (Mar. 9)
Police searching for a missing Houston oil executive are now focusing on the Mississippi River, after tracing the man to a riverfront location after he left a Bourbon Street bar. (March 9)
A California highway police officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a freeway near San Diego, authorities said. (March 9)
U.S.-born panda Tai Shan showed off his paces for the public Tuesday, as he left quarantine a month after his arrival in China. Tai Shan got applause on his arrival at a panda breeding base in southwestern China. (March 9)
A shooting Tuesday morning at an Ohio State University campus maintenance building left one employee dead and two others wounded, the university said. A suspect was taken into custody. (March 9)
Tension is mounting on the Korean peninsula, as North Korea is expressing its anger over joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises. The drills, which started Monday, are scheduled to last 11 days. (09 March 2010)
The U.S. will back those willing to "take risks for peace," U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday during the highest-level visit to Israel by an Obama administration official. (March 9)
A Maryland teacher has apologized after saying a student looked like a prostitute for what she was wearing. It is unclear if the school will take any disciplinary actions against the teacher. (March 9)
A man walked into a Walmart carrying at least two guns before engaging in a shootout with police outside the store, authorities said. The man was killed and an off-duty officer in the store was shot in the chest. (March 9)
Pakistani officials reversed course Monday on a recently captured American suspected of being a member of al-Qaida, saying the man is not the terror network's U.S.-born spokesman, as they initially believed. (March 9)
A registered sex offender charged with murdering a teen girl last month is a focus of the investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl. (March 9)
Two storm chasers captured a tornado on video that touched down in western Oklahoma Monday. Authorities say at least five homes and a barn were destroyed by the twister. (March 8)
Coast Guard helicopters and the Washington National Guard have joined the search for a 24-year-old Portland, Ore. woman who has been missing for days in southwest Washington state. (March 8)
A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern nationals obtain U.S. student visas by passing various proficiency and college-placement exams for them, federal authorities said. (March
Charisa Coulter, one of two Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti, was released and flew to Miami on Monday, but the U.S. group's leader remained in custody. (March 8)
Prosecutors in NYC have announced manslaughter and other charges against a construction crane owner and a mechanic after a giant crane fell and killed two workers in 2008. (March 8)
Authorities say at least five homes have been destroyed and other structures damaged by a tornado in western Oklahoma Monday. The state's department of emergency management says there were no reports of any injuries with the storm. (March 8)
Police say a registered sex offender is the focus of an investigation into the death of 14-year-old Amber Dubois, whose skeletal remains were discovered in a remote, rugged area north of San Diego. (March 8)
Charisa Coulter, one of two Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti, was released Monday, but the U.S. group's leader remained in custody. (March 8)
A Pentagon police officer who helped confront gunman John Patrick Bedell said the look on Bedell's face in the moments before the shooting betrayed his intentions. Two officers were wounded, and Bedell was fatally shot. (March 8)
A father and son were wounded Monday after a gunman walked into a financial office in a Dallas high-rise and opened fire, police said. The gunman and the father and son apparently had an ongoing dispute. (March 8)
German police were hunting Monday for four bandits who stormed a poker tournament in Berlin and made off with $328,000 in jackpot money in a brazen daylight heist. (March 8)
The police chief in a Georgia college town says authorities hope to interview Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the next several days about a sexual assault accusation made against him. (March 8)
Despite its Oscars, the movie "The Hurt Locker" has gotten mixed reviews from U.S. military personnel doing the real bomb disposal job on which the film is based. But they appear to appreciate the publicity. (08 March 2010)
President Barack Obama hosted the national champion Alabama Crimson Tide football team at the White House Monday. Alabama beat Texas back in January for its 13th national title. (March 8)
Five people were arrested and eleven policemen injured when fans of rival football clubs rioted in Lodz, Poland on Sunday, just before a planned match. (March 8)
Officials in Maryland say a Baltimore County woman is in jail on charges she paid a man $9,000 to kill her husband at his gas station. Karla Porter is also accused of enlisting four other people, including her sister, in the plot. (March 8)
Authorities in Dallas respond to a shooting in an office building, possibly involving a bank there. Local media reports say at least three people are wounded, including the suspect. (March 8)
A suicide bomber has attacked a police building in Lahore used to interrrogate suspects. At least 12 people were killed in Monday's blast, and women were among the dozens wounded. The Taliban in Pakistan has claimed responsibility. (March 8)
