Three strong earthquakes rocked Chile this morning, just as the country was swearing in a new president.

Health care reform takes center stage Thursday as President Obama and top congressional Democrats work behind closed doors to nail down a final agreement.

Superintendent John Covington called for the closing or consolidation of almost half of the schools in the Kansas City, Missouri, school district.

Parts of Arkansas were under a tornado watch until early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.

Iraq's election commission is expected Thursday to announce partial results of last week's vote.

Former football star and television actor Merlin Olsen has died after a long battle with cancer, the St. Louis Rams said Thursday.

Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death, according to both his manager and closest friend.

Photos of the nude and decapitated body of a murdered hiker, sought by a writer on assignment for Hustler magazine, will not be released, a judge in Georgia ordered Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller.

It's official: Betty White will host NBC's Saturday Night Live on May 8, WNBC News announced Thursday morning.