Report: Cop feared for life in Michael Brown shooting

New York Times reports account of Ferguson officer Darren Wilson's version of events from deadly shooting over the summer

• Oct 18, 2014

Supreme Court weighs in on controversial voter ID law

Justice Department, civil rights groups filed emergency request to prohibit Texas from requiring voters to have certain forms of ID

• Oct 18, 2014

2nd nurse with Ebola may have had worse case during flights

Frontier Airlines president says Amber Vinson may have been in a more advanced stage of Ebola than previously thought when she flew between Dallas and Cleveland

• Oct 18, 2014

Obama's credit card declined at restaurant

What caused the president's awkward moment during a dinner date with the first lady in New York City -- and who picked up the check

• Oct 17, 2014

Man eaten by bear after suffering heart attack

California officials say a black bear likely came across the body of the man after he died near his trailer home

• Oct 17, 2014

Gay marriage legal in Alaska after Supreme Court denies stay

Same sex couples in Alaska free to get married, after high court rejects state's request to delay weddings during appeal process

• Oct 17, 2014

Authors take action in Amazon vs. Hachette e-book battle

Big-name writers are joining a campaign asking Amazon not to punish authors in the retailer's price dispute with their publisher, Hachette

• Oct 17, 2014

NY man freed after 28 years in prison

Brooklyn's Convictions Review Unit orders David McCallum's release; unit may do the same for dozens more

• Oct 17, 2014

NY couple mends each other's heart

"On the Road" with Steve Hartman finds that Esther FitzRandolph and Danny Pszczolkowski got sweethearts as well as new hearts

• Oct 17, 2014

Ana becomes hurricane near Hawaiian coast

Heavy rains are expected as a tropical storm watch remains in effect for the islands

• Oct 17, 2014

On the run from cops, bloodied suspect stops at Starbucks

Witnesses say the man yelled his Frappuccino order before hiding in the bathroom for about half an hour; he left before police showed up

• Oct 17, 2014

Report: "Satantic rituals" where bodies found

A man and woman who reportedly engaged in animal sacrifice have been arrested after police found the remains of two men in their N.C. back yard

• Oct 17, 2014

Kristen Cunnane's harrowing tale of a coach's sexual abuse

A trusted teacher becomes a predator. Years later, can her victim get justice?

• Oct 17, 2014

Texas nurse with Ebola said she "felt funny" in Ohio, CDC says

But official says there was no indication Amber Vinson has typical symptoms of Ebola when she flew to Cleveland

• Oct 17, 2014

Photos of the week

The best images from the week's news, Oct. 10 - Oct. 17, 2014

• Oct 17, 2014
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