The aunt of a 5-year-old N.C. girl whose body was found Monday said she had a hard time letting the girl live temporarily at her mother's house because she believed the woman neglected her children. (Nov. 17)
An Army cook may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because she had no one to care for her son. The boy is currently with the soldier's mother but she says she can't keep her grandson full time. (Nov. 17)
Out of 6,300 suggestions, San Diego Zoo managers have chosen a name for a baby panda born this summer. Zoo officials announced that the 3-month-old black-and-white ball of fur will be called Yun Zi. (Nov. 17)
Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine not just to protect themselves, but also the millions of children who will come visit this holiday season. (Nov. 17)
A man who killed six people, including a sheriff's deputy, in a northwest Washington shooting rampage last year pleaded guilty Tuesday and will spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital or prison. (Nov. 17)
Seattle light rail jumps tracks; historic bridge demolished in Pennsylvania
Frisky feline tests officer's patience during traffic stop
The Senate has resolved to mark a new milestone Wednesday for West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd, when he becomes Congress' longest-serving member. (Nov. 17)
Power Soccer is the first competitive team sport designed for electric wheelchair users. Developed in France, it's now played in dozens of countries. AP's Haven Daley spoke with players hoping to compete at the Power Soccer World Cup. (Nov. 17)
A Texas police officer had his patience tested Tuesday by a friendly feline. The officer was writing a routine speeding ticket when curiosity appears to overcome the cat, who climbs up the officer's leg, his vest and eventually onto his head. (Nov. 17)
Prosecutors in Missouri filed 15 additionalcharges against a family already accused of sexually abusing children as a newly released search warrant claims some of the suspects forced their victims to help kill and bury a man in 1988. (Nov. 17)
Hundreds of rotting deer carcasses in a southwestern Pennsylvania man's yard are causing a stink among the neighbors. (Nov. 17)
Crews in Raleigh, N.C. are transferring hundreds of pieces of art into a new building as part of a $79 million expansion at the North Carolina Museum of Art. The building opens next spring, and the art will appear in a whole new light. (Nov. 17)
An Atlanta area teacher is accused of putting a hit on one of his students, asking a fellow student to carry out the task. (Nov. 17)
Army officials say they appear to be getting a handle on the problem, but they also admit that suicides among soldiers this year will likely top last year's pace. AP's Sagar Meghani reports. (Nov. 17)
The father of a 5-year-old girl whose body was found off a rural North Carolina road regrets giving the girl's mother a chance to raise their daughter, even though she seemed to be getting her life together. (Nov. 17)
The Consumer Product Safety Commission held its annual Town Hall with parents in New York, to let them know how to shop safely for their children this holiday season. (Nov. 17)
A game with roots in Belgium is something of a Detroit fixture. Featherbowling has players roll wooden balls down a dirt lane, aiming to place the wobbling ball closest to a single pigeon feather sticking out of the earth. (Nov. 17)
Legendary performer Wayne Newton on performing for U.S. troops
New video raises questions about story behind Bugatti in lake
Robber caught on tape vandalizing Colorado school
Helicopter hoists stranded hikers in Utah
Persistent kitten climbs cop during traffic stop
A virtually empty prison in Thomson, Illinois could be the next possible location to house foreign terrorism suspects moved from the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Chef Jamie Oliver goes to Huntington, W. Va., to promote healthy eating.
Though they'll be thousands of miles apart for the holidays, the families of service members based at Fort Lewis in Washington are reaching out to their loved ones serving in war zones. (Nov. 17)
Korean War veteran's ashes stolen before memorial service
Report: Fort Hood suspect may have been self-radicalized
Heavy rain forces the Skokomish River over its banks in Washington state, flooding farms and rural roads. There are no reports of injuries. (Nov. 17)
On Monday, when searchers found the body of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis off a rural road, about 30 miles from her hometown in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the discovery was caught on tape. (Nov 17)
An Associated Press Poll, by Stanford University with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds Americans' personal experiences with the health care system shape how they see reform efforts. (Nov. 17)
A New Haven man has appeared in court to answer to charges that he poured an accelerant and set fire to his girlfriend, who suffered burns on up to 40 percent of her body. (Nov. 17)
Quadriplegic wins right to own firearm
"GMA" anchors ask viewer to offer stories of thanks this holiday.
Accusations of animal abuse at Pennsylvania pig farm
700 soldiers depart Connecticut for Iraq and Afghanistan; baby goes for spin in Mississippi washing machine
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles. (Nov. 17)
Three brothers who claim they were sexually molested by their Silicon Valley Boy Scout and Mormon youth leader in the 1970s and 1980s have sued both organizations. (Nov. 17)
A simple marketing twist and a tax loophole could be saving tobacco companies hundreds of millions in taxes. The AP's Faryl Ury reports. (Nov. 17)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California and Hollywood action hero, visits U.S. soldiers at Camp Victory in northern Baghdad, Iraq.