Posted: 10:36 AM The White House says it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea that will lead to a nuclear-free North.

Posted: 11:34 AM A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier.

Posted: 3:57 PM President Obama is scheduled to visit Africa later this month, now the cost of that trip is coming into question.

Posted: 3:50 PM Many young americans are steering clear of credit cards. New research from credit score provider FICO shows the number of young people without credit cards has actually doubled since the recession.

Posted: 3:11 PM A military judge will not allow an Army psychiatrist to tell jurors that he shot Fort Hood soldiers to protect Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.

Posted: 3:05 PM Surrounded by sleigh bell-ringing Santa Claus impersonators, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday signed a law protecting Christmas and other holiday celebrations in Texas public schools from legal challenges -- but also stressed that freedom of religion is not the same thing as freedom from religion.

Posted: 2:58 PM The House has passed a sweeping $638 billion defense bill imposing new punishments on military members found guilty of rape or sexual assault.

Updated: 8:55 AM UPDATE: Now that President Barack Obama has decided to authorize lethal aid to Syrian rebels, decisions will have to be made on just what type of weapons -- and how many of them -- to send in, and how to make sure the weapons stay out of the hands of extremists who are battling for control of Syria.

Updated: 2:51 PM New York authorities say a man who was stockpiling homemade bombs is in custody following an explosion inside his apartment.

Updated: 12:01 PM A popular Communist Party-backed newspaper is urging China's leadership to get more information from former defense contractor Edward Snowden rather than send him back to the U.S., because his revelations about secret U.S. surveillance programs concern China's national interest.

Posted: 11:52 AM The massive wildfire near Colorado Springs has now claimed two lives and prompted the first evacuation orders within city limits after shifting winds drove flames in every direction.

Posted: 11:44 AM A former Southern California schoolteacher now acknowledges that she had sex with an underage student.

Posted: 10:43 AM Newtown, Connecticut, has marked the passage of six months since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School with a moment of silence.

Posted: 3:25 PM A top House lawmaker says those who want to harm the U.S. are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. surveillance programs.

Posted: 11:34 AM The Supreme Court says companies cannot patent human genes, a decision that could profoundly affect the medical and biotechnology industries.

Posted: 11:27 AM The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000 last week, a hopeful sign that steady job gains will continue.

Posted: 11:22 AM Americans stepped up spending at retail businesses in May at the best pace in three months, fueled by more car purchases. The gain shows consumers remain resilient despite higher taxes and could drive faster growth later this year.

Updated: 11:13 AM An official says an inspector who surveyed a Philadelphia building before it collapsed last week, killing six people, has committed suicide.

Updated: 11:42 AM The Southern Baptist Convention tackled topics at its annual meeting this week that seemed to show a concern for a broadening array of social issues. Those included human trafficking and the country's high rate of incarceration.

Posted: 3:22 PM A federal drug plea has been postponed for a Philadelphia abortion provider already serving life in the deaths of three babies.

Posted: 2:30 PM A Philadelphia hospital isn't releasing any information about the lung transplant that Sarah Murnaghan's family says she's receiving today.

Updated: 11:18 AM The Southern Baptist Convention is expected to take a stand against the Boy Scouts of America's acceptance of gay members at the denomination's annual meeting in Houston.

Updated: 11:03 AM The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration.

Posted: 10:55 AM Former South African President Nelson Mandela has spent a second night in a hospital, where he is being treated for a recurring lung infection.

Posted: 10:30 AM Police say a heavy equipment operator who is accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people, is in custody after surrendering to face charges in the deaths.