National News

President George W. Bush says he's offering $17.4 billion in loans to the auto industry because letting them collapse is "not a responsible course of action."

W. Mark Felt, the once mysterious news source known only as "Deep Throat," has died.

A New York City man has pleaded guilty to claiming in hoax Internet videos that he had poisoned baby food.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorney says he will challenge the lawfulness of the court-ordered wiretaps at the heart of the investigation.

Investigators probing the disappearance of Caylee Anthony say they've found more bones that appear to be a child's near where a skull was found last week.

Federal regulators have adopted new rules for the credit card industry intended to protect consumers from arbitrary hikes in interest rates or unfair time constraints for paying.

Flights have resumed a day after dozens of flights were canceled by a record-setting snowfall.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week but remain near a 26-year high.

A New Hampshire jury has issued the state's first death sentence in a half century to a man who fatally shot a Manchester police officer to avoid arrest two years ago.

Capitol police say a steam pouring from a burst pipe near a lawmaker's office caused the evacuation of the Longworth House Office Building.