May 18, 20133:46 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.

May 18, 20133:09 PM ET

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.

May 18, 201311:40 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.

May 18, 20133:46 PM ET

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Police have identified the alleged home invader involved in the death of a New York college student early Friday morning.