AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.
AP - A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys &Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.
AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.