When Quincy, Ill. And Cedar Rapids, Iowa were ravaged by floods last month, there was a human toll paid in damaged property and lost homes, but there was also a toll exacted on pets, as CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.

Another shooting took place downtown at the beginning of the weekend, as police vow to beef up security to keep the Taste of Chicago safe.

A man suspected in a Saturday morning Wicker Park bank robbery slit his throat with a box cutter as police were moving in to arrest him, sources said.

A man who heard a possible intruder in a downstairs apartment unit was fatally shot early Saturday in the Lawndale neighborhood.

A South Side family is mourning the loss of a five-year-old Saturday night. The little boy fell into Lake Michigan on Thursday, and rescuers found him some 20 minutes later. It turns out the child was in the care of

Federal appeals courts, interpreting Supreme Court decisions dating to1993, consistently have said companies that offer health, life andretirement benefits under ERISA cannot be sued for large amounts ofmoney, or damages.

BUSKHILL, Pa. - A $35 million performing arts center in the Poconos that has struggled since a brief 2003 opening is shuttered again this summer.

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - Southern California got out to a strong start and beat a Danish crew by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday to advance to the finals of the most prestigious race at the Henley Royal Regatta.

MILWAUKEE - Pirates starter Tom Gorzelanny was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, a day after the lefty gave up five runs in the fifth inning in a 9-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

VALENCIA, Pa. - Firefighters from more than a dozen departments are battling a blaze at a mineral plant in Butler County.

PATTON, Pa. - A 21-month-old Blair County toddler is dead after drowning in an aboveground pool at a Cambria County home.

PITTSBURGH - Experts say it's impossible to identify firefighters with a penchant for arson, but the problem is widespread enough to prompt a program to educate fire chiefs about it.

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh police say they are investigating the shooting deaths of two men.

LOGANTON, Pa. - Police in central Pennsylvania say a wrong-way driver caused a three-vehicle crash that killed him and the wife of a New York gospel singer.

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Police say a man suspected of killing a University of Kansas law student killed himself while in custody in New Jersey.

The most unpopular president in history is still a formidable fundraiser even as his party frets over how to keep him confined to the attic during the upcoming convention. Some, in fact, don't even want him in the attic: "I

Rep. Mark Udall, running for Senate in Colorado, is among the House Dems who recently voted for the FISA bill. That by itself isn't particularly remarkable. It's symptomatic of running for higher office, just as the votes of Bob Menendez

Coming Up on Sunday Kos .... georgia10 will explore the new face of activism and what it looks like for the millennial generation. DemFromCT will review recent polling on health care as it relates to the 2008 campaign, and the

Due to the holiday yesterday (and the resultant slow news day), we did not do a roundup on Friday, instead saving the news for today. House and Senate Roundup will be returning to its regularly scheduled...uh, schedule, on Monday -

The Democratic establishment is out in full force now, providing justification for the crappy FISA Amendments Act that's about to become law. While they haven't learned how to fight like Republicans (who have redefined "compromise" to mean "capitulation") they've learned