The guests at Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings have influenced the judges life both personally and professionally. (July 14)
Here's the latest news for July 14th: Sotomayor grilled on "wise Latina;" Obama wants money for community colleges; Seven in custody in Florida couple-slaying case; Too-low bi-plane hits car during stunt flight.
It's one of the most watched statistics in all of air travel. But, what if your flight could be delayed and still arrive 'on time'? The AP's Jason Bronis looks at the practice of padding flight schedules. (July 14)
In an exchange with Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor vowed to not let her personal views affect how she would rule on cases from the nation's highest court. (July 14)
Southwest Airlines and Boeing say they will inspect the 737-300 series of planes after a hole in the fuselage of an aircraft forced an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia. (July 14)
A White House spokesman says the father of Michelle Obama is buried at the suburban Chicago cemetery where four workers are accused of digging up and dumping hundreds of bodies in a scheme to resell the burial plots. (July 14)
Authorities in the Florida Panhandle say they have seven people in custody in the slayings of a wealthy couple known for adopting developmentally disabled children. (July 14)
President Barack Obama told White House reporters his strategy for throwing out the first pitch at Tuesday night's baseball all-star game. (July 14)
An 11-year-old Las Vegas boy took the wheel at his dad's request, because dad may have been too drunk to drive, police say. (July 14)
Supreme Court aspirant Sonia Sotomayor says she considers the question of abortion rights 'settled law' and says there is a constitutional right to privacy. (July 14)
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has defended her ruling against white firefighters who accused the New Haven, Conn., government of engaging in reverse discrimination against them. (July 14)
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor defended herself Tuesday against charges that her speeches and rulings show racial bias, telling a Senate panel vetting her nomination that critics had misunderstood her record. (July 14)
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she believes it's important that judges keep 'an open mind' about cases before them. (July 14)
Southwest Airlines is inspecting nearly 200 of its aircraft overnight after a hole the fuselage of a plane forced an emergency landing in West Virginia. No passengers were hurt. (July 14)
Day two of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings brings questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the key Senators to watch during Tuesday's hearing. (July 14)
The Los Angeles coroner's office says toxicology tests to determine how Michael Jackson died could be in by the end of the week. Jackson died June 25th, possibly from a drug overdose. (July 14)
Police investigating the death of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti are working on the assumption his wife strangled him with her purse strap while he drunkenly slept. The woman's lawyer says his client is innocent. (July 14)
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has been moved out of a New York lockup on his way to a North Carolina facility to begin serving his 150-year sentence, a law enforcement official said Monday. (July 14)
Authorities in Florida have made 4 arrests in the shooting deaths of a wealthy couple in a break-in executed with chilling precision. The sheriff says as many as eight people in all may have been involved. (July 13)
Thousands of California creditors were left with fewer options for cashing IOUs issued by the state, as several major banks said they no longer will honor them. The state began issuing IOUs as a way to save cash amid a $26.3 billion deficit. (July 13)
The Obama administration will announce that it will review the nation's multicolored terror alert system that was created after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a senior administration official says. (July 13)
Authorities say a convicted killer who broke out of the Indiana state prison was caught just across the state line in Michigan. Police are warning residents to stay inside because 2 other escapees are still on the loose. (July 13)
The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor have brought both protesters and supporters of the judge out to Capitol Hill. (July 13)
Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to 'the impartiality of our justice system' Monday, confronting Republican skeptics at Senate hearings suffused with racial politics. (July 13)
As Pres. Barack Obama delivered a speech Monday, one of his teleprompters fell off its stand and broke. Obama, who relies frequently on the device, apologized and continued on using the remaining prompter and a paper copy of his remarks. (July 13)
A team of up to eight people masterminded a chilling and deadly break-in at the home of a Florida couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities, a sheriff in the Florida Panhandle said Monday. (July 13)
Police say a New York driver struck and killed a man and injured 13 more after plowing into several cars and people in a crazed hit-and-run. The enraged man killed a father, who managed to push his six-year- old son to safety. (July 13)
During her opening remarks, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor thanked her mother for getting her to this point in her career. She said being raised by parents who came to New York from Puerto Rico made her life 'uniquely American.' (July 13)
Authorities are beginning the daunting task of trying to identify remains in each of the approximately 100,000 graves at a suburban Chicago cemetery where four former workers allegedly dug up bodies to resell burial plots. (July 13)
Sonia Sotomayor pledged Monday to serve the 'larger interest of impartial justice' rather than any narrower cause if she becomes the first Hispanic on the U.S Supreme Court. (July 13)
The newest member of the Senate, former comedian Al Franken, was as serious as his colleagues Monday in his opening statement at the hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. (July 13)
Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings are the height of political theater in Washington. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the scene on Capitol Hill. (July 13)