NASA says a spacecraft that was intentionally crashed into the moon has turned up the best evidence yet of water. Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON—A chagrined GOP Chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with... Richmond Times-Dispatch

TOKYO—The White House’s top lawyer is announcing his resignation today, senior administration officials told The Associated Press this morning.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Officials say a fire at a public housing complex has killed a mother and her three children. Firefighters say they responded to... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Authorities say they found four bodies in a burning mobile home in southwest Arkansas and another person was found dead inside a nearby house. Richmond Times-Dispatch

The Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military’s legal system, making... Richmond Times-Dispatch

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—A mother is asking for the person who stole her 4-year-old son’s wheelchair to return it, no questions asked. Latarcia Bonds... Richmond Times-Dispatch

John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN. Richmond Times-Dispatch

CNN host Lou Dobbs announced tonight that he will be leaving the network effective immediately. Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON—John J. O’Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, has died. The court said that O’Connor,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. Richmond Times-Dispatch

The star attraction at New York’s Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut. Richmond Times-Dispatch

The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake... Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, host a Veterans Day breakfast in the East Room today before traveling to Arlington National... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sanitation workers sorted through 10 tons of trash to recover a wedding ring accidentally thrown away by a New Jersey couple. Richmond Times-Dispatch

In the musty conference room of a South Dakota hotel, Sholom Rubashkin helps a disheveled man in a hooded sweat shirt wrap black bands around his left... Richmond Times-Dispatch

SAN FRANCISCO—Amazon’s Kindle can read books aloud, but if you’re blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now... Richmond Times-Dispatch

FORT HOOD, Texas—Sketching out lives that ended too soon, President Barack Obama yesterday remembered those slain at Fort Hood as husbands and fathers,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Oregon police say a shooting at drug-testing facility in a suburban Portland office park has left two people dead and two others wounded. Richmond Times-Dispatch

One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting rampage, honoring... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean calls a sex tape she made for an ex-boyfriend several years ago “the biggest mistake of my life.“ ... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A state government official says a former student has surrendered to police after taking a school administrator hostage at an upstate New York high school.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an “assessment”... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Tropical Storm Ida blew ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season... Richmond Times-Dispatch

South Carolina authorities say three people are dead and five more have been hurt in a shooting in a small town about 40 miles west of Charleston. Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama and the first lady will travel to Killeen, Texas, to meet with those most affected by the Fort Hood shootings.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning $8.55... Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON—The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre apparently acted alone and without outside direction, investigative officials... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider has confessed to the killing to The Associated Press, saying he has no regrets. Richmond Times-Dispatch