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Cold grips nation as crash in snowy Ohio kills 4

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Steadily falling snow blanketed the Midwest on Thursday, part of a vicious cold snap engulfing much of the nation, and a tractor-trailer spun out of control on snow-slick roads in Ohio, killing four people and injuring seven.

Baltimore mayor defiant after plea, resignation

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is refusing to back down from her claims that she was forced from office.

2 ex-Blackwater guards charged in Afghan killings

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two former Blackwater contractors were arrested Thursday on murder charges in the shootings of two Afghans after a traffic accident last year, according to a federal indictment.

Conn. police: Ex-Bush lawyer tried to kill wife

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- An attorney who worked in both Bush administrations was charged Thursday with trying to kill his wife by beating her with a flashlight and choking her two days after she delivered divorce papers.

Restaurant food has more calories than advertised

Dieters can't believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised.

Push to split away from Fulton County raises race

ATLANTA -- In the cradle of the Civil Rights movement, a new secession effort is under way that would break off Atlanta's predominantly white, wealthy suburbs to the north from poorer, black neighborhoods in the south.

Maine woman avoids prison for killing of husband

BELFAST, Maine -- A woman who shot her white supremacist husband while he slept - leading to the discovery of Nazi memorabilia, an arsenal of weapons and bomb-making materials in their home - won't have to go to prison for killing the man she said subjected her and their daughter to years of extreme abuse.

Missing Utah woman's husband appears to be moving

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Police say it appears the husband of a missing Utah woman is moving out of the couple's Salt Lake City home.

High-stakes gay marriage trial to begin in Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The national debate over same-sex marriage will take center stage in a California courtroom next week at a closely watched federal trial that could ultimately become the landmark case that determines whether gay Americans have a right to marry.

Report: Sex abuse high at 13 juvenile centers

WASHINGTON -- Nearly one out of every three youths at 13 juvenile detention facilities have reported some type of sexual victimization, according to a government study issued Thursday that found widespread reports of youth sex abuse at correctional centers.