Airman Loses Legs in Botched Gallbladder Surgery

A Texas Airman stationed at an Air Force Base near Sacramento, Calif. has lost both legs after surgeons botched a routine surgery to remove his gallbladder.

U.S. Seeks to Overhaul Afghan Prisons

Development comes in response to concern over detainee abuse, belief Taliban is recruiting militants in prisons• NATO: British Fighter Jet Crashes at Afghan Base

Surviving Mumbai Attacks Gunman Admits Guilt

The lone surviving gunman in the November Mumbai attacks admitted his role in the shooting Monday in a dramatic confession in an Indian court, reversing months of denials.

RNC Chief Rips Health 'Cabal'

Michael Steele accuses Obama of 'risky experimentation' with health proposals, saying they will hurt the economy

Report: CIT Group Board OKs $3B Rescue Loan

CIT Group Inc.'s board approved a deal late Sunday with major bondholders to keep the company out of bankruptcy with a $3 billion rescue loan, the New York Times reported.

South Africa Tests AIDS Vaccine

South Africa is launching clinical trials of the first AIDS vaccines created by a developing country, a feat by scientists who forged ahead even when some of their political leaders shocked the world with unscientific pronouncements about the disease

Mass. to Search for Lost Revolutionary War Ship

Somewhere along an industrial stretch of river pocked with rotting piers and towering salt piles north of Boston lies the answer to one of the great riddles of the Revolutionary war.

HondurasTalks End Without Compromise

Talks on resolving end Honduras' leadership crisis have ended after negotiators failed to compromise on ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to power.

A Work in Progress?

Officials defend Obama's broad health care proposals, urge a skeptical public not to judge before finished

Palin: Thank You, Not Goodbye

Is Sarah Palin on a farewell tour around Alaska or is trip the start of a possible presidential campaign for 2012?