Students occupying an administration building at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for the past three nights expect police to start removing them by force.

Health care reform backers won a key victory Saturday night as the Senate voted to move ahead with a floor debate on a sweeping $848 billion bill.

Iran plans to launch a large aerial military exercise Sunday to prepare for any possible attack, state media said.

A ferry carrying about 260 passengers sank Sunday off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, transportation officials said.

More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles, including the fedora he sported at the 1995 MTV Music Awards, were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million.

Security forces in Afghanistan have killed or captured more than 30 high-level militants, including many accused of participating in roadside bomb attacks, military officials said.

The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July were arrested Friday on abuse charges, according to Arizona police.

A prosecutor says American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend should get life sentences if they are convicted in the death of a British student, a lawyer for the victim's family told CNN on Saturday.