President Bush releases a $2.9 trillion budget plan for the fiscal year beginning in October, promising to balance the nation's annual books by 2012. The latest plan includes a quarter of a trillion dollars for Iraq and Afghanistan over the
Texas has become the first state to require girls to be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that most people will eventually be exposed to -- often soon after becoming sexually active. More than
Salt Lake County will pay for a REAL soccer stadium whether they want to or not. A closed door deal at the legislature will push Salt Lake County into funding the stadium after all.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Service Contractors Association has reached a tentative contract agreement with the union representing 4,200 janitors who clean most of the largest office buildings in the Twin Cities.Local More Minnesota News
The owner of Lamb Entertainment was arrested Friday on 47 charges of violating city ordinances. The fireworks warehouse exploded on July 3, 2003, killing three people. Joseph Marvin Lamb, Jr. violated city ordinances for not cleaning up the trash that
It's an emotional debate, Governor Rick Perry making an executive order requiring 11 and 12 year old school girls to get the HPV vaccine. Some state lawmakers say they should have been allowed to hear from doctors, scientists and patients
The race for the 7th Senate District seat -- which covers northwest Nassau County -- is considered a possible opening for Democrats, who hold a slight edge in voter registration. The monthlong campaign, created when Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer named
A Glendale man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, which caused the girl's death, was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in state prison.
Bookshelves across the country are stocked with the writings of White House wannabes. Is it possible to be a viable presidential candidate these days without being a published author?
AUSTIN Governor Rick Perry gave emergency designation to several more items for the current Legislature, meaning lawmakers can begin considering those issues...
A City Council committee agreed to support state legislation that would require other cities to emulate a Los Angeles law that requires gun dealers to maintain a log of all ammunition sales.
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, has been named a presidential distinguished professor at Emory University, school officials announced Monday.
The Chicago Bears are set to arrive in Chicago Monday night from that heartbreaker Sunday night in Miami. CBS 2's Mike Parker caught up with some of the fans back from Miami offering mixed emotions.
Homeowners are finding out the hard way that bitter temperatures can put the freeze on water pipes. But CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports there are simple steps you can take to protect your plumbing and avoid thousands of dollars in
At least four deaths are being blamed on the cold weather that's been blasting the northern Plains, Midwest and the Northeast. CBS News Interactive: Winter Watch
FORT LEWIS, Wash (Reuters) - A U.S. Army officer who refused an order to deploy to Iraq, pleaded not guilty on Monday to several charges at a court-martial that calls into question the right of officers to speak out against
