Rush Limbaugh enters Missouri hall of fame; not all are pleased

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --  Rush Limbaugh is in the Hall of Famous Missourians. The question now may be whether he’ll stay there.

Field hockey's gender wars: Boy, 13, can play for girls team

You may have heard of the baseball-playing girl that a conservative Catholic school’s team refused to play. Now meet a 13-year-old boy who plays on a girls field-hockey team.

It really is hot in here: U.S. has warmest 12 months on record

Americans just lived through the hottest 12 months ever recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Tuesday.

Will Ike's family like the new Eisenhower Memorial?

WASHINGTON -- After architect Frank Gehry redesigned a memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower in the nation’s capital, will Ike's family like it now?

22 witnesses in Trayvon Martin case: Prosecutors list evidence

Florida prosecutors are giving a glimpse of the evidence they plan to use in their second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.

Newark airport security worker pleads not guilty to ID theft

NEW YORK -- A longtime Newark Liberty International Airport security worker pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of stealing the identity of a man slain 20 years ago to conceal his illegal immigration status -- a case that has embarrassed an airport already under scrutiny for security lapses.

Flesh-eating bacteria case: Could a simple drug have cured it?

A Maryland microbiologist and international pathogen expert is on a one-woman mission to raise awareness about Aeromonas hydrophila, the waterborne bacteria believed to have caused the case of necrotizing faciitis -- better known as infection caused by flesh-eating bacteria -- that has proved devastating to a Georgia college student.

Western wildfires: Blazes spread in Arizona and Colorado

Wildfires in Arizona and Colorado spread on Tuesday as firefighters faced problems with rugged terrain and, in some areas, wind.

Snakes on Aisle 3: Man bitten by rattlesnake at Wal-Mart

SEATTLE -- A weekend shopping trip to Wal-Mart is usually guaranteed to produce an intriguing cast of characters, but a rattlesnake? Really? Ask Mica Craig, a Clarkston, Wash., man who was apparently bitten by a rattlesnake when he reached down to check the price on a bag of garden mulch.

A thanks for active military and families -- free U.S. park passes

The Obama administration is stepping up its courtship of active-duty military personnel and their families by offering them a free pass to any national park, officials announced on Tuesday.