This latest round of winter weather has claimed the lives of at least a dozen people across the South.
A healthcare conscience bill is being endorsed by a large majority in Missouri's House of Representatives.
Kentucky has been ordered to recognize gay marriages from other states
The Boy Scouts of America said its membership fell by 6 percent last year.
Sam Childers, the man known as the "Machine Gun Preacher," is the subject of a possible federal investigation as FBI agents recently raided his home and ministry headquarters.
Millions from the Deep South to the mid-Atlantic are preparing again for extreme weather. Forecasters say snow and ice could cripple cities and endanger lives.
Texas' voter-approved amendment banning gay marriage is being challenged Wednesday in federal court.
Federal agents have discovered a very long drug-smuggling tunnel under the U.S.-Mexico border.
Arvella Schuller, wife of Robert H. Schuller, has died at the age of 84.
Prosecutors say two teenage boys were making a deal with the devil when they sexually assaulted and then killed a 15-year-old girl from Houston.