Posted: 4:03 PM The American Federation of Teachers says in a new report that such an exam would raise the benchmark for teachers.

Updated: 3:31 PM The U.S. attorney's office filed its sentencing recommendation Monday in the case of Narcy Novack of Fort Lauderdale and her brother, Cristobal Veliz.

Posted: 3:13 PM The market opened higher but turned down at midmorning after the Institute for Supply Management reported that U.S. manufacturing shrank last month.

Updated: 8:48 PM Jose Meija Leyva and Manuel Beltran Higuera were charged Monday in Los Angeles with killing a federal officer while the officer was on duty.

Posted: 3:06 PM Obama spoke in the Oval Office alongside Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ahead of their one-on-one meeting.

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Updated: 3:26 PM House Republicans negotiating with President Barack Obama on avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff are proposing to increase the eligibility age for Medicare and to lower cost-of-living hikes in Social Security benefits.

Posted: 11:35 AM The Obama administration is harshly criticizing its top Mideast ally Israel over new settlement construction plans.

Posted: 10:31 AM Palace officials say Prince William and his wife are expecting their first child.

Posted: 9:45 AM Authorities say at least 12 students and five adults have been taken to hospitals after an Atlanta elementary school was evacuated amid concerns about carbon monoxide in the building.

Posted: 9:28 AM Fire officials say two young brothers died in a house fire in southwest Missouri during the weekend.

Posted: 9:11 AM Officials have stopped work at the site of last week's train derailment in southern New Jersey after unsafe chemical levels were found in the air.

Posted: 9:01 AM A better economy and havoc from Superstorm Sandy kept auto sales brisk in November.

Posted: 8:57 AM Authorities have resumed the transfer of an estimated 6 million pounds of improperly stored explosive material at a northwest Louisiana industrial site.

Updated: 5:31 AM A friend of the woman killed by Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher says the couple briefly lived apart last month.

Posted: 6:54 PM Israel Keyes was being held in the death of an Anchorage women and linked to the killing of seven others in three states

Posted: 3:40 PM Cleanup of toxic chemicals continues following Friday's spill which sickened many

Posted: 1:04 PM The latest storm system moved into the region Saturday night and was expected to force several Northern California rivers over their banks.

Posted: 1:01 PM Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition at a Houston hospital where he is being treated for a lingering cough related to bronchitis.

Posted: 5:50 PM Bill would outlaw abortions based on the sex of the fetus

Posted: 5:21 PM Authorities say suspect killed woman, then his father before taking his own life

Posted: 2:44 PM It is the second same-sex ceremony held at the U.S. military academy's chapel

Posted: 4:37 PM The South Florida men of Pakistani descent have been charged with plotting to provide support to terrorists and to use mass destruction weapons within the U.S.

Updated: 5:58 PM Police in Casper say suspect killed faculty member at community college

Posted: 3:10 PM The area known as Pe'Sla to Souix Nation tribes plays key role in their creation story