Surge feared next after Alaska coast hit by winds

A massive storm tossed rocks onto roads, eroded beaches and blew off roofs along Alaska's northwest coast— and that's before water surges expected to peak later Wednesday.

Republicans to debate in jobs-starved Michigan

Rampant foreclosures, high unemployment and a volatile auto industry create a grim backdrop as the Republican presidential candidates debate in a state hit hard by the 2009 recession and longer-term changes in the American economy.

Stocks tumble at midday amid Italy jitters

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 200 points just before midday Wednesday after Italy's borrowing costs soared, a sign that Europe's debt crisis had spilled into the third-largest economy in the euro bloc.

NYT: How a financial pro lost his house

Paterno to retire: 'I wish I had done more'

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has decided to retire at the end of the season, his long career brought down by his failure to do more about an allegation of child sex abuse against a former assistant.

Tanier: Dirty? Lions, Texans getting a bad rap

'Dancing' reveals its final four contestants

Viewers voted to advance to this season’s semifinals round the hopefuls who have shown the most improvement and best moves in the ballroom bash.

Violence against ER nurses remains high

Patients who swear, spit, hit and choke are an everyday hazard for many emergency nurses, according to an ongoing survey that found that 53 percent reported verbal assaults and 13 percent experienced physical attacks at work.

Extra brain cells may be key to autism

Pre-caffeine tech: Apple kills, green army men!

A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Where is Matt on Day 3? More than 500 feet in the air

On the third day of his Where in the World adventure, Matt was standing in the sky bridge connecting the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Explore an unexpected Southeast Asian city