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A Kentucky National Guard Unit is back home after three months on duty in Iraq. Members of the 198th Military Police Battalion were welcomed back in a…

Traditional family farmers say a Department of Labor proposal threatens the future of agriculture. But child and labor advocates say the plans are a much-needed update to protect vulnerable young workers.

Even if people used bikes to run short errands than half the time, it could save more than 1,100 lives a year in 11 Midwestern cities, thanks to reduced air pollution and improved health. That's the word from scientists at the University of Wisconsin, who figured people would bike 4 months out of the year.

In a press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a mixed picture of the economy. Essentially, the chairman said, growth will be slow and unemployment will continue stubbornly high.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, who has vowed to fight the new federal health care law, sent back a $31.5 million federal grant to start modernizing computer systems. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the governor is betting that the new health law will be repealed — and she worries it's not sound policy.

An Occupy London protest aimed at highlighting social injustice, the greed of bankers, and the incompetence of politicians has ended up causing unexpected havoc within the Church of England. Two senior clerics from St. Paul's Cathedral have resigned in a row over how to respond to the protesters, who have a camp outside the landmark church. Internal divisions arose when the cathedral authorities began legal moves to evict the campers — proceedings that they've now dropped.

A third woman told a news organization Herman Cain sexually harassed her when both worked at the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. And in another stunning turn, a Republican pollster said he actually witnessed Cain's alleged harassment of a trade group worker.

The feat marks a crucial step in China's plans to build a space station. China embarked on a space station program after it was rebuffed from participating in the International Space Station.

With college tuition on the rise, students find one way to keep up: take on more debt. New data show that students who graduated in 2010 carried 5 percent more debt than in the previous year.