President Barack Obama is pushing for a higher minimum wage because he says Americans who work full time should not be in poverty.

Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating his last public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services inside the packed St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

A string of events that ended with the death of the man believed to be a wanted ex-Los Angeles police officer started when he encountered a mother and daughter pair of housekeepers

The disabled cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico had mechanical problems last month that delayed its departure from Galveston on a previous voyage.

An official briefed on the investigation tells The Associated Press that a wallet with a California driver's license with the name Christopher Dorner has been found in the rubble of a cabin.

A Maryland family is saying goodbye to a Korean War soldier 62 years after he disappeared.

An illegal immigrant and the secretary of Homeland Security will be among the witnesses as the Senate opens its first hearing on overhauling the nation's immigration laws.

The White House is revealing details of President Barack Obama's executive order taking initial steps to protect the computer networks of crucial American industries from cyber attacks.

The defining duty of the new Congress and new administration is to "reignite the true engine of America's economic growth -- a rising, thriving middle class," Obama said Tuesday night

Two law officers have reportedly been wounded in a gunfight in the mountains east of Los Angeles with a person believed to be a former Los Angeles police officer.

A top Democrat says the toll that gun violence is taking on families makes it clear that Congress needs to pass more firearms restrictions.

A person familiar with President Barack Obama's State of the Union address says he will announce that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan one year from Tuesday.

Authorities say shooting appears to be random

The 4.9 magnitude quake was detected Monday evening by the U.S. Geological Survey

David Barajas Sr. is accused of shooting and killing 20 year-old Jose Banda moments after he struck and killed Barajas young sons

Inspectors and Mexican authorities have been alerted the possibility the fugitive may try to cross border into Mexico from California

58 year-old Randolph Arledge was released after DNA evidence points to another suspect

The CDC says teen births also at historic lows

The White House and outside supporters of President Barack Obama are launching simultaneous social media, public outreach and fundraising campaigns tied to Tuesday's State of the Union address.

President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to an Army veteran for his courageous leadership during a day-long firefight in Afghanistan.

One Connecticut commuter is describing the drive to work today as "awful."

The ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department are stretched thin by the manhunt for an ex-cop wanted for three homicides and added security needed for Sunday night's Grammy Awards.

Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.

It's more pain at the pump for drivers in Wichita. Gas prices jump 16 cents at some stations.

No word yet on any injuries