Posted: 6:07 PM Gov. Rick Perry is blaming the Obama administration for the death of a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in an attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Updated: 2:58 PM Apple Inc. on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone 5, and says it's thinner and lighter than the previous model, even though it has a bigger screen.

Updated: 1:09 PM Health officials say they're convinced this will be the worst year for West Nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since the disease hit America's shores in 1999.

Updated: 10:51 AM McDonald's says it will start posting calorie counts on menus in restaurants across the country next week, ahead of a new regulation that will require the information.

Posted: 11:09 PM Senior U.S. officials are confirming that the No. 2 al-Qaida leader in Yemen has been killed, dealing a major blow to the terror group.

Posted: 8:03 AM Stock futures are heading lower with disquieting data from China overshadowing hopes that the Fed will announce new stimulus measures to revive the U.S. economy when it meets later this week.

Updated: 7:29 AM President Barack Obama is unleashing a new Medicare offensive against rival Mitt Romney, eager to shake his Republican challenger off his economic focus and turn the campaign to territory more favorable to Democrats.

Updated: 9:47 AM U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow any momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech to the Democratic National Convention.

Posted: 7:15 AM At least 50 people are dead after a series of earthquakes jolted a mountainous part of southwestern China, triggering landslides.

Updated: 9:08 PM President Barack Obama has argued his case for another four years, telling fellow Democrats the voters this fall face a "choice between two different paths for America."

Posted: 11:09 PM Stocks hit four-year highs after the European Central Bank laid out a concrete plan to support the region's struggling countries through buying bonds.

Updated: 10:29 AM A jury has convicted former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson of murdering his third wife.

Updated: 3:00 PM Attorneys for the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood massacre say he offered twice to plead guilty and "accept responsibility" earlier this year.

Updated: 2:45 PM COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (September 6, 2012) - News of the West Nile virus’ rampant spread across the U.S. has dominated the media in recent weeks. The number of U.S. cases rose 25 percent in the latest week, putting the 2012 outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease on track to be the most severe on record in the United States.

Posted: 11:55 AM President Barack Obama is spending the day at a hotel in Charlotte, N.C., tweaking the speech he'll give tonight at the Democratic National Convention, and consulting with advisers.

Posted: 7:40 AM The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 last week, a hopeful signal that the job market may be improving.

Updated: 9:14 AM Democrats have nominated Barack Obama for a second term as president, setting up a showdown this fall with Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Posted: 11:56 PM Former President Bill Clinton has offered a ringing endorsement of President Barack Obama, saying he believes with all his heart that Obama's leadership on the economy will bring it back.

Posted: 4:23 PM Democrats have changed their convention platform to add a mention of God and declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.

Updated: 12:53 PM More than half of U.S. mobile app users say they have decided not to use an app on their phone because of concerns over privacy.

Updated: 4:48 PM The Democratic Party's platform makes no reference to God, drawing criticism from Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.

Posted: 10:39 AM Democratic officials say they're moving President Barack Obama's convention speech indoors tomorrow night because of the possibility of severe weather.

Posted: 9:03 AM Representative Bill Flores says a recent Congressional Budget Office report doesn't bode well for the future of the U.S. economy. Flores joined Brazos Valley This Morning by phone Wednesday to talk about the economy, party conventions and a little Texas A&M football.

Updated: 8:00 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. companies got more output from their workers this spring than initially thought. The modest gain may mean that hiring could stay sluggish this year.

Updated: 5:05 PM First lady Michelle Obama says her husband has never forgotten how he started and knows what it's like for struggling families.