Triumphant Democrats pass landmark health care legislation in the House, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call of history."

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader said Saturday he was deeply troubled by it.

To pay for the near trillion-dollar health-care system overhaul, many outside the White House believe the middle class will not be spared when it comes to hidden taxes.

Neighbors of Maj. Nidal Hasan say the man thought to be behind Thursdays shooting rampage made few friends during his months at a run-down apartment block in Killeen, Tex.

No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the SEC championship game. Julio Jones caught a 73-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help the Crimson Tide defeat No. 9 LSU 24-15 and clinch the West Division crown.

After hitting bottom in the aftermath of President Obama's election, the GOP has taken its first concrete steps toward recovery. But the party remains an embattled and divided force.

A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said.

The storm called Ida strengthens to hurricane status with winds of 75 mph as it nears Cancun, Mexico.

Authorities say Anthony Sowell killed women and then left them in his home fitting a profile shared by Jeffrey Dahmer: serial killers who hunt from home.

Shes sent from heaven 5-year-old mare rallies from last to win by a length, improve to 14-0.