NEW YORK (AP) — Based on the rhetoric, America's war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders. » Full Story

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — As if going off to war, Maj. » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — Short on votes, House Democratic leaders offered fresh concessions Friday night to anti-abortion lawmakers and worked to ease the concerns of Hispanic holdouts as they struggled to... » Full Story

ORLANDO, Fla. » Full Story

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A space elevator may not be rocket science but it can be just as complicated — and rewarding. » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent. » Full Story

NEW YORK (AP) — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings... » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and House Democrats scrambled on Thursday to secure the votes to pass a historic health care overhaul initiative, working to ease disagreements with... » Full Story

WASHINGTON (AP) — His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. » Full Story

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the... » Full Story