Posted: 7:30 AM Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn has stayed mum so far after settling a New York hotel maid's lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

Posted: 7:27 AM With a nervous eye on the "fiscal cliff," the Federal Reserve is expected this week to announce a new bond-buying plan to support the U.S. economy.

Posted: 9:38 PM A Mexican aviation official says it will take at least 10 days to have a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed singer Jenni Rivera.

Posted: 9:36 PM A woman has been convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a lottery winner in central Florida.

Posted: 9:29 PM A broadcast company has canceled the Australian radio show behind the hoax phone call to the British hospital where a pregnant Kate Middleton was staying.

Posted: 4:28 PM A bipartisan group of House members says any budget deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts should include "substantial defense savings."

Posted: 6:29 AM The Supreme Court's decision to take up a gay marriage case may be the first step to vindication for two men who tried to get married in Minnesota in 1970.

Posted: 6:27 AM President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met at the White House Sunday to discuss the "fiscal cliff," while rank-and-file Republicans were stepping forward with what they say are pragmatic ideas to break the stalemate.

Posted: 6:24 AM The outcome of a New York City hotel housekeeper's sexual assault lawsuit against former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn may soon be settled in court.

Posted: 10:13 PM President Barack Obama is praising U.S. special operations forces, including one who was killed in action, for the rescue of an American citizen who was being held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Posted: 10:12 PM A stomach virus is forcing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to delay an overseas trip that will focus on providing more support for the Syrian opposition.

Posted: 5:20 PM The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped ten cents over the past three weeks.

Posted: 5:18 PM On the gritty side of this casino resort town near the Turkish border, three men in a hotel suite gathered in secret to talk about a deal for radioactive material.

Updated: 5:47 PM With defeat in the Michigan Legislature virtually certain, Democrats and organized labor intend to make enactment of right-to-work laws as uncomfortable as possible for Gov. Rick Snyder and his Republican allies while laying the groundwork to seek payback at the polls.

Posted: 6:26 AM The door for travel to Cuba cracked open during President Barack Obama's first term.

Posted: 6:25 AM Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent is charged with intoxication manslaughter after police in suburban Dallas say he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident on Saturday, killing teammate Jerry Brown.

Posted: 6:23 AM The Los Angeles Police Department said its detectives have apologized to the family of Notorious B.I.G. for failing to warn them that it planned to release his long-sealed autopsy report.

Posted: 9:32 PM With marijuana now legal in Washington, the state's neighbors are wondering how it will impact them.

Posted: 4:58 PM The man who police say pushed another man to his death in front of an oncoming New York City subway train says he was high on drugs and trying to combat voices in his head.

Posted: 4:46 PM Three state reports since 2005 and a 1978 law warned New York that a storm as big as Sandy was coming, and compelled politicians to prepare.

Posted: 4:42 PM Authorities say a 7-year-old boy was shot to death when a gun accidentally went off as his father was getting into his truck outside a western Pennsylvania gun store.

Posted: 12:06 AM Lottery officials say the second winner in last week's $587.5 million Powerball drawing is a married man in his 30s from the wealthy Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills.

Posted: 12:05 AM President Barack Obama has asked Congress to approve $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in late October.

Posted: 4:44 PM Growing fear that war in Syria could bring the world's first use of chemical weapons in nearly three decades is based on two scenarios. Neither is considered likely, but both carry risk of a civilian massacre and an escalation of violence.

Posted: 4:09 PM Two disc jockeys who made a prank call pretending to be Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles won't be returning to their jobs for a while.