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SEOUL, South Korea - A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. - A former student held a school administrator hostage for more than an hour Tuesday morning, then surrendered to police without firing a shot, officials said. No one was injured.

Though you might not be able to run away from your problems, moving to another state could be good for the soul. New research suggests U.S. states with wealthier, better educated and more tolerant residents are also happier on average.

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has cleared the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad.

WASHINGTON - Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it.

WASHINGTON - After a slow start, the Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says.

Those photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests.

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed.

Maclaren's recall of 1 million baby strollers is unnerving parents and setting the blogosphere aflutter. The company is scrambling to save its future

KABUL - Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In Brazil, famed for its tiny bikinis and carefree attitude, a university student has been expelled after violent protests by students outraged at the short outfit she wore on campus.

WASHINGTON - A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.

Those photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests.

ASHBURN, Va. - The NFL is looking into Sunday's altercation between Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall and members of the Falcons near the Atlanta bench.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States is willing to give Iran time to decide whether to accept a U.N.-brokered deal meant to allay suspicions it is after atomic bombs but which has drawn Iranian objections, a U.S. diplomat said Monday.

SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian student sparked fears of a new era of computer viruses on Tuesday after creating a worm which infects Apple's iconic iPhone with pictures of 1980s pop star Rick Astley.

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats are looking to former President Bill Clinton to jump-start their push to overhaul America's health care system, hoping a battle-scarred veteran of past health care fights can motivate their ranks to finish the politically tricky job this time.

WASHINGTON -- As we looked at the TV and other press coverage of the terrible massacre at Fort Hood last week, we rather quickly learned a lot about American Muslims, our military and our citizens in general -- only it is not exactly what we would expect to learn.

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has cleared the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad.

LOS ANGELES - Mya is tops on "Dancing With the Stars."