Parts of immigration law go into effect
Parts of an Arizona immigration law go into effect Thursday as it was passed -- after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the most controversial aspects of it.
Obama shares ups, downs on 'The View'
President Barack Obama was "charming as usual" during a taping of a segment with "The View" set to air Thursday, said Joy Behar, one of the co-hosts.
Hearing to address mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery
A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead.
Military plane crashes on training mission in Alaska
An Air Force C-17 cargo plane crashed on a local training mission near the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Wednesday, a captain at the base told CNN.
Arizona police officer dies in undercover operation
One Chandler, Arizona, police officer was killed and two others were wounded during an investigation in south Phoenix home Wednesday night, a police spokesman said.
Officials optimistic amid preparations to seal Gulf oil well
One hundred days after an oil well operated by BP ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, and 13 days after crews finished capping the well to contain the gushing crude, the man who is overseeing the federal response is optimistic that steps planned for the coming days will finally, permanently seal the well.