Baseball-Playing Robots Pitch, Hit Nearly Perfectly

Japanese robots do very well handling baseballs — too bad they can't run or catch.

Reform Talks Have Dems on Edge

Negotiations between party leaders, Blue Dogs 'fell apart' in latest showdown on health care reform | VIDEO

Plane Skids Off Runway in Iran Upon Landing, Killing 17

An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway during landing in northeast Iran and crashed, leaving its front a tangled mass of wreckage and killing 17 people, the state news agency said.

No Apology, but Obama Praises Cop

President says he should have chosen his words better in reacting to arrest of black Harvard professor | VIDEO

Alamo Found Guilty of Taking Girls Across States for Sex

Evangelist Tony Alamo was convicted Friday on federal charges he took underage girls across state lines for sex.

Pelosi in Overdrive

House speaker in extraordinary move to bypass committee and bring health care reform bill to floor vote before August recess

CDC: Up to 40% of Americans May Get Swine Flu

U.S. health officials say 20 to 40 percent of Americans could become ill from swine flu over the next two years.

FBI 'Most Wanted' Fugitive Captured After 15 Years

A Mississippi fugitive accused of molesting young girls in the 1990s was arrested Thursday while tending sheep in the remote and rugged Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming, the FBI said.

Report: North Korea Publicly Executes Christian Woman

North Korea publicly executed a Christian woman last month for distributing the Bible, which is banned in the communist nation, South Korean activists said Friday.

Informant, Rabbi's Son Aided Massive N.J. Corruption Bust

Officials are decrying political corruption in New Jersey that is making international headlines after more than 40 people, among them rabbis and elected officeholders, were arrested in corruption sting.