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Police have surrounded an office building in Jefferson City, Mo., across from the governor's mansion after a report that a hostage situation is unfolding. Read More

Stepping for the first time into the role of national consoler, President Barack Obama is honoring the 13 people slain in a shooting rampage by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about the lives they touched and the service they provided to their country. Read More

A former astronaut has been sentenced to one-year probation after pleading guilty to attacking a romantic rival. Read More

A Marine reservist was charged with attacking a Greek Orthodox priest he mistook for a terrorist. Read More

The Republican leader responsible for rounding up GOP House votes says he strongly disagrees with Louisiana Rep. Ahn "Joseph" Cao's (gowz) decision to break party ranks on health care reform. Read More

New York's Senate isn't expected to consider a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage during a special session, despite pleas from Gov. David Paterson and advocates for gay marriage. Read More

A California plastic surgeon accused of molesting dozens of patients, many while unconscious, has pleaded not guilty to 64 felony sex charges. Read More

A report by California Attorney General Jerry Brown's office says a spokesman secretly recorded phone calls with five reporters, even though he was explicitly warned not to do so. Read More

The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. Read More

The mother of one of three detained Americans accused of espionage by Iranian authorities said Tuesday the group is innocent and she hopes their fates will not get tangled in deadlocked negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. Read More

The city's mayor-elect has a vision of bringing the middle class to her impoverished hometown. But Dana Redd's first task is to try to get full mayoral powers restored. Read More

The driver and the child in her lap survived when a pickup truck slammed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at Tampa International Airport. The tropical fish were not so lucky. Read More

A South Carolina mother fruitlessly tried to shield her 20-month-old toddler from a barrage of bullets in a drive-by shooting that killed the baby and two adults and injured at least five others, relatives said Tuesday. Read More

A former student held a school administrator hostage for more than two hours Tuesday morning, then surrendered to police without firing a shot, officials said. No one was injured. Read More

U.S. Capitol Police say six protesters have been arrested at Sen. Joseph Lieberman's office in Washington. Read More

Hundreds of military families and civilians are arriving at Fort Hood, Texas, where victims of last week's shooting spree will be honored. Read More

Gov. Tim Kaine denied clemency Tuesday for sniper John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for him to be executed for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002. Read More

A Republican upstate New York lawmaker has resigned from her state legislative leadership position more than a week after pulling out of a special congressional election and endorsing a Democrat in the race. Read More

Michele Squires once owned the 1965 Volkswagen van that was found recently in a shipping container at a Southern California port _ 35 years after she had it stolen from a repair shop. Read More

The driver of Boston subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero. Read More