Posted: 3:41 PM Federal officials say they have broken up one of the nation's largest credit card fraud rings.

Updated: 1:14 PM IHop is celebrating National Pancake day by giving away free pancakes, and asking for donations for Riley Hospital for Children.

Posted: 7:29 AM The U.S. government is accusing the debt rating agency Standard & Poor's of civil fraud for giving high ratings to risky mortgage bonds that helped bring about the financial crisis.

Posted: 7:27 AM Business leaders and labor union officials are delving into high-stakes negotiations over a particularly contentious element of immigration reform - a guest worker program to ensure future immigrants come to the U.S. legally.

Posted: 7:26 AM Police documents say the Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend on a Texas shooting range told a relative that he "traded his soul for a new truck."

Posted: 7:21 AM The cause of a 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl remains under investigation, but public records show that Superdome officials were worried about a power outage several months before the big game.

Posted: 10:32 PM The cause of a 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl remains under investigation, but public records show that Superdome officials were worried about a power outage several months before the big game.

Posted: 9:35 PM Officials say they stormed a bunker in Alabama to rescue a 5-year-old child being held hostage there after his abductor was seen with a gun.

Posted: 4:33 PM Government records show a runaway tour bus involved in a crash in Southern California that killed at least eight people recorded 22 safety violations in inspections over a year - including problems with brakes, the windshield and tires.

Posted: 6:36 AM Former Navy SEAL and expert sniper Chris Kyle was devoted to helping his fellow veterans navigate life after active duty.

Posted: 6:33 AM Authorities say at least eight people are dead and 38 people are injured after a tour bus collided with two other vehicles in the mountains of Southern California.

Posted: 10:49 PM Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says decisions to strike potential terrorist targets with unmanned drones don't "come lightly."

Posted: 10:45 PM The 25-year-old man charged with murdering former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend at a Texas gun range was an Iraq war veteran.

Posted: 10:44 PM President Barack Obama says the Boy Scouts of America should open its membership to gays and lesbians when its national executive board discusses the issue this week.

Posted: 4:31 PM The National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don't share his position.

Posted: 4:30 PM New Secretary of State John Kerry had a busy first full day, calling officials in Israel, Turkey, Canada and Mexico.

Posted: 4:29 PM The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing nontoxic fluids for the drilling process known as fracking.

Posted: 9:29 PM The police standoff with an Alabama man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker continues for a fifth day.

Posted: 9:28 PM Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says "the political knives" came out when former Sen. Chuck Hagel appeared before a Senate committee for a confirmation hearing.

Posted: 4:37 PM Furry little Punxsutawney Phil is ready to make his annual appearance out of Gobbler's Knob in west-central Pennsylvania.

Posted: 4:35 PM The immigration debate is threatening to pit Republicans who focus mainly on presidential elections against those who concentrate on congressional races.

Posted: 4:31 PM A government watchdog says federal regulators are struggling to implement a sweeping aviation safety law in the face of industry opposition to many of its provisions.

Posted: 9:53 PM Turkey's prime minister says an outlawed Marxist group is responsible for a suicide bombing in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, which killed the bomber and a Turkish security guard.

Updated: 9:51 PM Facing a wave of lawsuits over what government can tell religious groups to do, the Obama administration on Friday proposed a compromise for faith-based nonprofits that object to covering birth control in their employee health plans.

Posted: 9:29 PM The head of the Secret Service is stepping down after 30 years with the agency.