Tearful testimony in Toyota hearing

In tearful testimony before lawmakers, Tennessee resident Rhonda Smith detailes how her Lexus suddenly zoomed to 100 miles per hour. She described her nightmare ride in as "a near death experience."

Emotions flow at NTSB hearing

Family members of some of the nine victims of the June 22 Red Line crash discuss their emotions during the first day of a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the fatal Metro accident.

Delaware pediatrician charged with 471 sex crimes

Prosecutors expect to add more counts to a lengthy indictment against a Delaware pediatrician charged with serial molestation of more than 100 children as investigators urge former patients and parents to come forward.

Army: Repeal of 'don't ask' possible

The Army's top leaders tell legislators in Washington that a repeal of the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is a possibility, but not while the nation tries to maintain readiness among troops fighting two wars.

Gen. McChrystal apologizes to Afghans

The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan went on national television Tuesday to apologize for a deadly airstrike, an extraordinary attempt to regain Afghans' trust while a mass offensive continues against the Taliban in the south.

Jurors convict mother in frozen corpses case

A Maryland woman who adopted three children despite a troubled past was convicted Monday of murdering two of the girls. Authorities found their bodies stored in a freezer.

3 NYPD officers acquitted in baton sodomy trial

A New York City police officer accused of a sodomy attack on a drug suspect in a subway station was acquitted Monday along with two other officers who had been accused of covering it up. (Feb. 22)

NATO airstrike kills Afghan civilians

A NATO airstrike killed 25 civilians in central Afghanistan, the third time a mistaken coalition strike has killed noncombatants since the start of a major offensive in the south aimed at winning over the population.

Obama urges governors to raise academic standards

President Barack Obama tells governors Monday that he wants a change in law allowing states to receive federal aid for poor students only if they adopt academic standards that are deemed to truly prepare children for college.

New credit card laws take effect

A sweeping credit card law that takes effect Monday has been widely anticipated by consumers who believe banks have been taking advantage of them for too long.

Raw Video: Shuttle makes rare nighttime landing

Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts are back on Earth. The shuttle landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Sunday night, wrapping up a successful two-week mission.

Obama: Govs helped 'Right the Ship'

President Barack Obama is thanking governors for "helping to right the ship" during the economic crisis that hammered the United States over the last couple of years.