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The head of the Transportation Security Administration says more travelers around the country will be eligible to enroll in a test program so that they can get through airport security with less hassle by the end of this year.

Rick Santorum got a surprising sweep of Tuesday night's nominating contests in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado.

House Speaker John Boehner says if President Barack Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, the Congress will.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is beginning a plan to waive debts for thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters.

The move by school district administrators to replace the entire staff at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims was a bold step but it has been met with mixed feelings.

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the state's request to put a condemned killer to death by refusing to overrule lower court rulings that put the execution on hold.

The sister of a man who set his house on fire, killing himself and his two sons, knew something horrible had happened when she received emails from her brother explaining what to do with his property and saying he couldn't live without his sons.

Regardless of the next steps, gay and lesbian couples are unlikely to be able to get married in California anytime soon.

Prosecutors have filed a lewd-acts complaint against the second of two teachers removed from a Los Angeles-area elementary school, and the Board of Education has voted to fire him.

Arizona and Florida will be joining more than 40 other states in approving a deal to provide relief for many Americans who lost their homes or can't afford their mortgages.