INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose. Read the complete article
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Don Cornelius, who with the creation of "Soul Train" helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75. Read the complete article
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Barreling out of Florida with money and momentum on his side, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the bare-knuckled nomination fight thus far has toughened him up for contests to come. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is regrouping after a significant loss and faces serious disadvantages in the next states to vote. Read the complete article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any measure. Read the complete article
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles elementary school teacher was charged with committing lewd acts against nearly two dozen students after a film processor gave authorities bondage-style photographs showing children in blindfolds with their mouths taped, and some with giant cockroaches on their faces, authorities said Tuesday. Read the complete article
CHICAGO (AP) -- Officials on Tuesday were investigating what caused a power failure at a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois, but believe they may have traced the problem to a piece of equipment at a switchyard. Read the complete article
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Can Newt Gingrich come back a third time? If he loses Tuesday in Florida's primary, Gingrich will spend the next month trying to prove the answer is yes. Read the complete article
MIAMI (AP) -- In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly every application: States did not do enough to ensure schools would be held accountable for the performance of all students. Read the complete article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, "But he's so young." Read the complete article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's largest consumer debt buyers will pay a $2.5 million civil fine to settle deception allegations. Read the complete article
