President mulls new measures to spark economy
President Barack Obama unveiled on Monday a $50 billion plan to renew the country's transportation infrastructure, create jobs and spark economic growth.

Planned Quran-burning could endanger troops, Petraeus warns
The U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Monday criticized a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11, warning the demonstration "could cause significant problems" for American troops overseas.

High winds fuel wildfires in Colorado, Oklahoma
High winds helped fuel fast-moving wildfires in Colorado and Oklahoma on Monday, prompting evacuations in both states, officials said.

Sharron Angle: 'I'll be a mainstream senator'
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle just might be the Tea Party's biggest gamble yet.

Ready, set, go! Campaign season under way
And they're off! Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of the campaign season.

Texting teens get the wrong number -- a REALLY wrong number
Two Montana teenagers texting in search of some marijuana got the wrong number. Seriously wrong. They wound up messaging the local sheriff, and he messaged right back.

'Little Rock Nine' member Jefferson Thomas dead at 67
Jefferson Thomas, one of the so-called "Little Rock Nine," the nine students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, has died, according to Carlotta Walls LaNier, president of the group's foundation. He was 67.

Hostage situation at Fort Stewart ends without casualties
A hostage incident that lasted about two hours at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Monday ended without injuries, and the gunman is in custody, a spokesman for the Army base said.

Tropical Storm Hermine approaches Texas coast
A tropical depression in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is creeping toward Mexico and the United States and could bring substantial rainfall, officials said.

Police say 'vicious thugs' killed pizza delivery man
Boston police have arrested three suspects who they say stabbed a Domino's pizza delivery man and drove off in his car.