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In the early hours of Christmas Eve, senators voted in favor of sweeping health care legislation that would expand insurance coverage to millions of Americans. The House passed its version in November; next up, a conference to reconcile the two bills.

Faisal Shahzad, the naturalized U.S. citizen who allegedly drove a rusty sport utility vehicle packed with explosives into the heart of New York's Times Square, was charged with terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the botched bombing.

Better-designed highways played a role in reducing road fatalities to a 40-year low last year. But safety advocates say the road is still a dangerous place, especially once drivers leave the Interstate Highway System and on roads designed with only drivers in mind.

Nearly 1 in 4 foreclosures in Nevada involved a decision to walk away from the mortgage even though the homeowners could pay, according to a new report that examines the causes of the state's foreclosure crisis.

The U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case of high emotion and high principle. At issue is whether the father of a Marine killed in Iraq can sue picketers who showed up at his son's funeral with objectionable signs.

In the netherworld between the river and the levee outside New Orleans, there are a dozen eccentric structures. Some are rundown, some are handsome, and all of them are handmade — by residents who believe the land belongs to them.

The avocado harvest in Southern California is about half what it was last year. And that may be just as well for farmers, who are finding it increasingly difficult to find enough labor to pick the fruit from the trees.

We'll hear what's on the horizon for increasing employment rates in Imperial County.

Two of the guns were reportedly used in the murder of a Border Patrol agent in December.

A new exhibit on the walls of the Interior Department's headquarters displays a series of photographs taken by Ansel Adams — murals commissioned in the last century, but never before displayed.