Posted: 1:01 PM California corrections officials say convicted serial killer Richard Ramirez, known as the Night Stalker, has died.

Posted: 12:56 PM President Obama defends government secret surveillance

Updated: 12:40 PM Federal officials are proposing to lift protections for gray wolves

Updated: 10:10 PM NSA program called PRISM downloads massive amounts of data from 9 major companies.

Posted: 11:45 AM Critics say phone-record collection goes too far

Posted: 9:52 AM NSA alleged to have collected Verizon phone records of U.S. citizens

Posted: 9:59 PM Girl not expected to live long enough to get new lungs from the pediatric transplant list.

Posted: 10:58 AM AP source: Susan Rice to take White House post as National Security Adviser

Posted: 10:26 AM Taco Bell is firing a California employee who was photographed licking a stack of taco shells.

Posted: 1:17 PM IRS victims testify as new agency scandal emerges

Posted: 12:10 PM Judge accepts insanity plea in Colo. shooting case

Updated: 11:14 AM Court: Police can take DNA swabs from arrestees

Posted: 10:51 AM Wal-Mart Stores Inc.will try to to improve the quality of its fresh fruits and vegetables.

Posted: 10:17 AM Democratic aide: New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at 89.

Posted: 5:24 PM Jean Stapleton, TV's Edith Bunker, dies at 90

Posted: 8:17 AM The Illinois House has adjourned without taking a vote on legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Posted: 8:10 AM Illinois lawmakers have approved the nation's strictest regulations on high-volume oil and gas drilling, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn.

Posted: 8:09 AM A fast-moving fire in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest is prompting evacuations of homes and campgrounds, threatening cabins, and closing a state highway.

Posted: 8:07 AM Oklahoma's medical examiner's office says a tornado outbreak in the Oklahoma City suburbs killed five people.

Posted: 4:37 PM Dow Jones industrial average closes down 205 points after a late afternoon sell-off.

Posted: 3:20 PM The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth.

Posted: 4:38 PM Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says improving schools and reforming immigration policy are crucial to improving the economy in Michigan and nationwide.

Posted: 3:17 PM Teacher fired while pregnant testifies in Ohio

Updated: 3:36 PM USDA: non-approved modified wheat in Oregon field

Posted: 11:56 AM Congressional committees plan more IRS hearings