An airliner with a shattered windshield has landed safely at Kansas City's airport.
The man convicted of strangling a defrocked pedophile priest in a Massachusetts prison says three guards dragged him out of his cell and beat him on Halloween night.
A judge has rejected a proposed sale of the minority interest in reigning Horse of the Year Curlin.
An armored truck company is offering $20,000 for information on two gunmen who shot and killed a guard in a busy suburban Miami mall.
Former President Bill Clinton says he's thankful that Barack Obama has chosen his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, to be his secretary of state.
Ariz. Gov. Janet Napolitano will be the third secretary of the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate.
With two years of experience already on the job, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to provide a steady hand for the first wartime presidential changeover since Vietnam.