A U.S. military helicopter crashed Monday while returning from the scene of a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers in western Afghanistan, killing 10 Americans including three DEA agents in a not-so-noticed war within a war. Four more troops were

Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan

President Barack Obama is remembering 14 Americans killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, saying "they gave their lives to protect ours." Obama said the dead Americans, which included three federal drug enforcement agents, were willing to risk their lives

Two Northwest Airlines pilots told federal investigators that they were going over scheduling using their laptop computers while their plane overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles. National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement Monday that the pilots said

The investigation into a New Jersey priest's murder has now turned to his frantic cell phone call to 9-1-1 as he was being attacked, CBS station WCBS-TV reports. Why wasn't Father Edward Hinds' body discovered at his church until the

Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It's not true, according to an

A strengthening dollar and worries about an overheated market pounded stocks on Monday. Stocks started the day higher but turned sharply lower at midmorning as a rebound in the value of the dollar stalled a rally in commodities. Early gains

Hundreds of friends and team mates have joined family members at a Miami church to say their final farewells to University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard who was stabbed to death last weekend.

There are new questions in connection with the murder of a parish priest in New Jersey. Could the victim have been saved, if a 911 operator hadn't been disconnected? Police in New Jersey are investigating the emergency call made during

The Dallas mother who was given a traffic ticket for not being able to speak English says she feels humiliated and wants an apology. Ernestina Mondragon also says she wants to be reimbursed for a hospital stay she says was