U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is questioning the Internal Revenue Service's unusual move to auction tribal land on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, saying she is concerned about the precedent it sets.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The jury in the federal corruption trial of Joe Bruno has returned a verdict on seven of the eight counts against the former Senate majority leader.

SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. -- It seems the Toys for Tots Holiday Train is still "on track" after lack of financial support was making it seem like the delivery would be derailed.

Catholic sex-abuse victims' groups are decrying a Vatican decision to clear a former high-ranking Long Island priest, and longtime friend of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, of sex-abuse allegations.

A CHILD ABUSE NIGHTMARE!

SOUTH CAROLINA -- A South Carolina man is sentenced to life in prison with no parole in connection with the death of a Schoharie County truck driver.

It has been exactly one month since Staff Sergeant Amy Seyboth Tirador of Colonie was shot and killed in Iraq. Her grieving family is learning more about the circumstances surrounding her death, but there are still a lot of missing pieces to the puzzle.

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.- "Extremely difficult. It's painful for the community, it's painful for so many people," said third grade teacher Mary Berle. State budget woes are hitting home.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Til death do us part? The vow would really hold true in California if a Sacramento Web designer gets his way. In a movement that seems ripped from the pages of Comedy Channel writers, John Marcotte wants to put a measure on the ballot

The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on assault weapons and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug cartels,