Ken Stanford

All flights in and out of Chicago's two airports were halted Friday after a fire at a suburban air traffic control center that authorities said was deliberately set by a contract employee.

More than a dozen U.S. senators from both parties are calling on the Obama administration to broaden a Medicaid program for the nation's frailest seniors, calling it a proven alternative to pricier nursing home care as states seek to limit long-term medical costs.

Two men have been indicted in the murder of a Gainesville man earlier this year during what authorities say was a drug-related robbery.

After a dismal winter, the U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 4.6 percent in the spring, the fastest pace in more than two years, the government reported Friday. The solid rebound is expected to provide momentum for strong growth the rest of the year.

The U.S. is considering softening present demands that Iran gut its uranium enrichment program in favor of a new proposal that would allow Tehran to keep nearly half of the project intact while placing other constraints on its possible use as a path to nuclear weapons, diplomats told The Associated Press.

The price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a "2" across much the country.