Kentucky tornado victim's miracle survival
An East Bernstadt, Ky., father and his two children are lucky to be alive after they found the tornado literally right on their doorstep
Man offers his house to homeless family for a year
L.A. attorney Tony Tolbert has taken his father's lessons on helping those in need to a new level
"Fiscal cliff" wrangling leaves businesses in doubt
Business owners need to plan to thrive, but the uncertainty of tax changes due to the "fiscal cliff" leaves them guessing
1989 Calif. school shooting led to assault weapons ban
While California used to lead the nation in gun control, multiple school shootings call its policies into question
Protests at Walmart stores on Black Friday
Workers at some Walmart stores nationwide chose Black Friday to protest for higher wages and better benefits
A closer look at U.S. ambassador Stevens
Man who contacted Stevens an hour before he died comes forward; A look at life, sacrifices of ambassador killed in Libya
Las Vegas hit by flash floods, mudslides
13,000 people without power; Casinos spared with help from flood canals
Young Texas mayor readies for the national stage
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, 37, will give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, just as Obama did in 2004
"The Price Is Right" - 40 years and still going strong
"Come on down" - TV's longest-running game show reaches a milestone
Food bank veteran: Politics takes away donations
Charities for the poor often operate on tight budgets, and some say politics siphons off donations in election years
Outdoor theater: Star Trek's final frontier
Pulling back the curtain on Portland, Oregon's out-of-doors, out-of-this world production of a classic "Star Trek" episode
Atom bomb birth sites may become national park
Specific requirements would be needed to enter, including U.S. citizenship; Critics fear commemorating bomb will celebrate it
At Aurora massacre, victims died heroes
Boyfriends shielded girlfriends, military men saved friends, and other victims of Colo. shooting died protecting loved ones
Scandal-scarred pols often able to come back
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned in disgrace, said to be mulling run for N.Y. mayor, and would hardly be first to seek second act
New search for Amelia Earhart, 75 years later
Team of researchers to use sonar and underwater robots to look for what, if anything, is left of Earhart's plane