Students at Moorestown High School are dealing with a tragic loss for the second time in less than a week. Robin Rieger reports.

With New Years around the corner finding the right workout is a great resolution

KDKA's David Highfield reports gamblers who will soon be able to play blackjack, poker and roulette just over the border in West Virginia.

The chief executioner of Virginia gives ABC a rare look inside a death chamber.

Frisco Police have reopened a cold case six years after the crime.

George Stephanopoulos discusses the strategies of the front-runners.

Boca Raton Police are out in full force over at the mall and the parking lot on where a child and mother were shot last week. The FBI has been called in to try to get a better handle on who the killer may be.

John Nano discusses the MC Square device's mission -- to improve brain power.

A memo from the editor e-mailed to the staff on Friday said newsroom positions would be eliminated, but company officials will now say which jobs or how many. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.

Philadelphia newswoman accused of hitting NYPD officer

Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law Monday a measure abolishing the death penalty, making New Jersey the first state in more than four decades to reject capital punishment. Robin Mackintosh reports.

Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton get new bundle of joy

In KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL, an American woman gets an intimate look at the closed world of Muslim women when she opens the first modern beauty school in post-Taliban Afghanistan.

Veteran DJ and music mixer releases new album

Australia is doubling its commitment to bring peace to the Middle East.

Striking writers use new strategy to get their demands met

Questions at Princeton University about why more people aren't defending a student who was beaten

Late-night talk show hosts said David Letterman will strike his own agreement with the writers and Jay Leno will go back on air so his production staff can go back to work.

A bird slipped through security at the Senate gallery. Folks get a bit of a start as the bird swoops through the room.

Snowstorms in the US are causing havoc as people hit the road in the week before Christmas.

Ann Coulter on Clinton campaign's new push to show the N.Y. senator's likeability

Schools banning cupcakes from holiday parties

Australian Customs officers have rescued four people from a sinking boat.

Senator Joe Lieberman crosses party lines to endorse GOP Senator John McCain for president

The competition watchdog has handed down the findings of its long-awaited report into Australian petrol prices.

John McCain gets a significant endorsement and Mitt Romney attacks the surging Mike Huckabee

A strong storm has moved into the Sierra, and residents and businesses are preparing for the conditions. Rafer Weigel reports.

Recently divorced French President Nicolas Sarkozy doesn't appear to be hiding his latest love interest. He visited Disneyland Paris with supermodel turned singer Carla Bruni this weekend. (Dec 17)

An off-duty sheriff's deputy will not be charged in the death of a man from Montana.

Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will return to late night TV, singer Dan Fogelberg has died and Celine Dion says goodbye to her Las Vegas show. (Dec. 17)

As a convicted felon, he was prohibited from owning a handgun. Kai Jackson reports.

Two women tried to revive Kanye West's mother after she had a heart attack and stopped breathing, according to emergency 911 recordings released Monday. (Dec. 17)

Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51, and wife Varsha Mahender, 45, were each convicted of all charges in a 12-count federal indictment, including forced labor, conspiracy, peonage, involuntary servitude, and harboring aliens.

The governors of Alabama, Florida and Georgia say they're moving closer to solving a two decade long dispute over how to share water in a key river basin. The states have been in the grips of a drought. (Dec. 17)

What's been the theme of successful movies like "Escape From Alcatraz" and "The Shawshank Redemption" has become an incredible, yet frightening reality at a New Jersey jail. CBS 2's Christine Sloan reports.

Putin will accept the role of prime minister if Medvedev is elected president.

Cleanup at a S.W. Miami-Dade home vandalized with messages of hate over the weekend. The homeowners painted over or had them washed off on Monday.

King Abdullah's rare move is a blow to hard-line clerics in the Muslim nation.

KDKA's Lynne Hayes-Freeland reports 53 year-old Vernod Johnson was taken into custody and charged with criminal homicide for a fatal stabbing at the Midtown Towers apartment complex.

Cutting, a form of self-injury, is on the rise with teens. Hear one woman's story of how she is beating the disorder

Alan Greenspan calls for homeowner bailout

Josh Hunhoff and his bride Lindy said their "I dos" at home plate. Dave Gonzales reports.

Can parties find common ground to push forward legislation in 2008?

A pre-winter blend of snow, sleet and freezing rain cut visibility and iced over highways from the Great Lakes to New England, dumping up to a foot-and-a-half of snow, stranding air and road travelers and causing an airliner to skid off a runway.

Watch a brawl in South Korea's parliament as members of two political parties duke it out over control of the speaker's podium. (Dec. 17)

Homebuilders are expecting another tough year. Bob McCormick reports.

'Flying Imams' Update: Mosque member says airplane incident was a publicity stunt

Granville Gilbert is 70 years old. Ron Matz reports.

How FedEx delivers 11.3 million packages to doorsteps before Xmas.

The cost of a college education can be as much as a few hundred thousand dollars. Bob McCormick reports.

Joe Lieberman's thumbs up could swing independents to vote McCain.

Monta Vista High School in Cupertino consistently ranks high on test scores, but now investigators are trying to figure out how a few of those clever students managed to gain access to the school's computer system.

Senator's appeal to middle class pushes him ahead of the pack.

25-year-old Kesi Cole of Burlington County was arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of her husband.

The sights and sounds from the campaign trail are highlighted in this 'Race to '08.'

Two suspects wanted for a home invasion in Montgomery County were captured after a police chase ended in Berks County.

Scientists experimenting with stem cells from liposuction to rebuild breasts after

Firefighters battle flames nside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House.

Alan Etter of the Washington D.C. Fire Department says flames at the Executive Office Bldg are under control.

President Bush signed new legislation that will force car-makers to make more fuel-efficient vehicles, and requires wider use of ethanol. (Dec. 19)

The Bush administration unveils plan to ease air travel delays.

Laura Montero recounts the helicopter rescue that saved her life.

The "All My Children" star donates coats on behalf of his soap opera friends.

Protestors outside of a Missouri court dressed in gorilla suits and confronted a woman who is accused of stealing three monkeys from an animal sanctuary that she reportedly use to work for. (Dec. 19)

Residents are using sandbags to avoid mudslides in the rain. Jennifer Davis reports.

According to the New York Times, at least four top White House Lawyers discussed destroying videotapes of CIA interrogations of al-Qaida suspects held at Guantanamo Bay. (Dec. 19)

The Senate passed a massive $555 billion spending bill that appropriates $70 billion to U.S. Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Dec. 19)

Some teenagers skateboarding in a New York neighborhood called 911 when they heard cries coming from a dumpster that turned out to belong to a newborn baby girl. (Dec. 19)

A 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carter has sold at auction for more than 21 million dollars. The historic declaration of human rights is one of 17 known copies. (Dec. 18)

Mississippi Republican Trent Lott resigned from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, leaving a post he has held since 1988. (Dec. 18)

Prosecutors dismissed the case against the three main suspects in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, saying they still believe they were involved in her death, but can't prove it. (Dec. 18)

An Illinois girl, who's appendix ruptured while she was on a cruise ship, says she wants to thank the U.S. Navy for rescuing her and performing emergency surgery. Doctors expect her to be home by Christmas. (Dec. 18)

An academic cheating scandal could leave Florida State without many top players when the Seminoles go against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 18)

A new bill aims to increase energy efficiency and reduce foreign oil use.

12.18.07: ABC off-air reporter offers insight into Huckabee's controversial ad.

New gift card lets recipient give to charity of choice

Deadly standoff in Oklahoma and skateboarders save a life in New York

A North Dakota bank is giving its full-time employees $1,000 each and part-time employees $500 each on one condition -- that they use it for people in need. (Dec. 18)

Jurors in the so-called "modern-day slavery" trial ruled that the millionaire couple's mansion should be seized as part of the punishment for finding the Long Island couple guilty of torturing 2 housekeepers. (Dec. 18)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that the American people are tired of the status quo, and the Democrats will act as 'agents of change' in 2008. (Dec. 18)

The three suspects will not be charged in Natalee Holloway's disappearance.

What bloggers and consumers are buzzing about this year.

'20/20' chronicles a woman's will to survive after a tragic childhood accident.

The Federal Reserve is looking at a plan that seeks to protect borrowers from shady mortgage practices. The proposal from Fed staff members includes barring lenders from making loans to people without verification of income.(Dec 18)

A hearing has been postponed in Tampa today for a former middle school teacher who has pleaded guilty to having sex with a student in 2004. (Dec. 18)

David Howe explains how he became self-proclaimed king of the Isle of Man

After an hour-long police chase, a truck flips over in California.

Neighbors complaining about 'drag queen bingo' at Florida bar

A surveillance video captures jewelry store employees tackling a man who allegedly tried to steal three Rolex watches. (Dec. 18)

An Illinois teenager who underwent surgery at sea after her appendix ruptured on a Mexican cruise was to return to the mainland Tuesday aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier that came to her rescue. (Dec. 18)

7-year-old girl saves her family from house fire

Student sues teacher and school for anti-Christian remarks

Dog saves owner's life by sniffing out fire

Marines help in effort to get rid of toys recalled for lead

Girl arrested for using steak knife during school lunch

CNN's Barbara Starr looks at therapeutic dogs who provide a special way for soldiers to deal with combat stress.

Bowling couple celebrates 70 years of matrimony

Jim Friel plans to donate his kidney to an eighth-grader in his school.

Last minute suggestions for the jet-setter in your life

Gretchen shares Carlson holiday traditions

Responding to last week's Mitchell Report, Senator Charles Schumer announced legislation Tuesday aimed at stiffer penalties for using and distributing human growth hormones. (Dec. 18)

A man who led San Diego police on a high-speed chase on the I-805 had a unique excuse for not pulling over.

Two inmates chipped their way out of a New Jersey jail in a movie-style jailbreak. CNN's Jason Carroll reports.

Presidential contenders compete with the holidays to pack in campaign messages.

A high-speed pursuit lasted for more than two hours throughout the Southland. Sylvia Lopez reports.

CNN's Sunny Hostin talks about what the Hollywood-style escape of New Jersey inmates says about prison security.

The nation's four biggest makers of microwave popcorn have removed a flavoring chemical that has been linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant workers from nearly all their products. (Dec. 18)

Details are emerging about how 32-year-old Otis Blunt and 20-year-old Jose Espinosa broke out of a New Jersey jail. Some tactics were used by characters in the Shawshank Redemption. (Dec. 18)

With Christmas a week away shoppers are still pinching pennies while retailers are still trying to lure them into the stores. A poor holiday retail season looms on the horizon. (Dec. 17)

The murder of 11-year-old Robert Sandifer became a national symbol of kids killing kids. More than 13 years later, one of two brothers convicted in the case talks about spending nearly half his life in prison. (Dec. 18)

A 45-year-old woman, driving with her young children, is accused of leading Cleburne police on a wild, high-speed chase Sunday and police dash cam video shows it all.

A jury convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving 2 Indonesian women they brought to their mansion to work as housekeepers. The Sabhnanis were each convicted on charges ranging from forced labor to harboring aliens. (Dec. 17)

Harry Reasoner delivers the day's latest headlines.