The family said that Steenkamp will be cremated in a ceremony closed to the public and the media.

Fordo, southwest of Tehran, is producing uranium enriched to 20 percent, which can be turned into weapons-grade material.

Senate Republicans have stalled the nominations of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary and John Brennan to be CIA director.

The draft would allow the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. to become legal permanent residents within eight years.

Group says it does not condone his actions,, but object to police corruption and brutality

Officials estimate damage at $33 million

Though U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans cannot vote in presidential elections and Congressional reps have limited voting rights

Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation this month citing health reasons

The Cessna 152 entered protected air space over Florida's Treasure Coast where the president was vacationing with his family

A federal watchdog says that since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn't kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the same safety standards.

New Jersey and New York each will each get 10 playgrounds. Connecticut will get six.

The Chabot Space and Science Center reports receiving calls describing what appeared to be a fireball flying west Friday night.

The bomb was detonated by remote control in a Shiite Muslim-dominated residential area of Quetta.

For the White House, this is a campaign for public opinion, not one to write specific legislation.

President Barack Obama has called for restoring a ban on military-style assault weapons and limiting the size of ammunition magazines.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says no American who works full time should live in poverty.

Alberto Morales was shot Saturday just after midnight when police chased him in a wooded area.

James Michael Wells of Kodiak was arrested Friday on a federal arrest warrant based on a criminal complaint.

The union announced Friday that service will resume Wednesday when schools reopen following the President's Day holidays.

The crash site was discovered in a marsh area Friday morning about 20 miles west of Vero Beach.

The search for Dorner began last week after authorities said he had launched a deadly revenge campaign against the Los Angeles Police Department for his firing.

The 18-year-old is charged in adult court with fatally shooting three students last February at Chardon High School, east of Cleveland.

Texas resident Cassie Terry sued Carnival Corp. on Friday in Miami federal court.

The U.S. Department of Energy says liquid levels are decreasing in one of 177 underground tanks.

Federal prosecutors filed a charge of conspiracy against the former congressman and charged his wife with one count of filing false joint federal income tax returns.