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The sweeping health care reform bill championed by President Barack Obama was upheld as constitutional by another federal appeals court Tuesday.

Employers advertised more jobs in September than at any other point in the past three years, a hopeful sign that job market is slowly improving.

A Washington state woman used a wrench to break the window of a running washing machine and rescue her 5-year-old daughter at a Laundromat in Okanogan.

Democrats and GOP reach a rare bipartisan agreement on jobs plan as Democrats toss out surtax on millionaires and Senate easily clears procedural hurdle Monday, pointing to passage of legislation later this week.

A Canadian man who had just helped a motorist change a tire in western Wisconsin had his good deed quickly repaid when, just minutes later, that same motorist helped to save his life.

While the unemployment rate dipped to 9 percent, the improvement was seen as mediocre.

Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a hopeful sign that the job market might be picking up.

Chrysler says its U.S. sales jumped 27 percent in October because of strong demand for its Jeep and Chrysler brand vehicles. It was the company's best October sales since 2007.

Bank of America Corp. is scrapping its plan to charge a $5 monthly debit card fee. The bank's decision to drop the fee came after a roar of customer outrage in recent weeks over the fee. Other major banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., already canceled tests of similar debit card fees last week.

The nation's elementary-school children notched the highest scores ever recorded on national math exams this year, continuing a 20-year trend of improvement, according to test data released Tuesday.