President Barack Obama's spokesman insists he hasn't made any final decisions yet on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Earlier, administration officials told The Associated Press that Obama is moving closer to sending tens of thousands of more forces to the war-torn country. Also: Footage Shows Militants With US Ammo

The operator of a Boston subway train is hailed as a hero for hitting her emergency brake just in time to avoid running over a woman who had fallen into the train's path.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine denies the clemency request of John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that gripped the nation's capital with fear for three weeks in 2002. Muhammad is scheduled to die by lethal injection tonight at a Virginia prison.

As if Democrats didn't have enough to worry about in overhauling health care, the weighty issue of abortion has suddenly rocketed to the forefront of the debate, dividing lawmakers and threatening the party's ability to pass reform legislation. So, will the Senate pass a measure with abortion restrictions like the House just did?
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Britain's High Court says a 1-year-old boy born with a severe neuromuscular disease can be removed from life support. The child's father was fighting to keep him alive but changed his mind after a weeklong court hearing. The child's mother had earlier agreed with hospital officials that her son's suffering should be ended.

Residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast who refused to evacuate the area ahead of Ida are likely feeling a bit vindicated as the storm sloshes ashore in a weakened state.

A 17-year-old who went missing in the Arctic on Saturday while polar bear hunting with his uncle was rescued Monday morning, adrift on a chunk of ice. He shot a polar bear to protect himself while he waited for help.