WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed a $642 billion defense bill despite a White House veto threat.

(CNN) -- A Federal Trade Commission official announced that Twitter users will be able block personal data from being shared with third-party websites.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A jury started weighing Friday morning whether John Edwards committed a crime when money from two wealthy donors was used to hide his pregnant mistress during the candidate's run for the 2008 White House.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign will focus on military families on Thursday, with outreach events in several key swing states.

CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) -- Firefighters were working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow.

(CNN) -- Slammed into lockers, isolated in darkened schoolrooms, vulgar language by a teacher -- it was just another day at school for special needs student Alex Williams.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle's mayor may soon have something in common with tough-talking Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Mayor Mike McGinn over allegations that Seattle police officers regularly use excessive force.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- William Henderson Foote was a lawman of the highest order in his small town of Yazoo City, Mississippi, when he died in the line of duty more than a century ago.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook on Tuesday increased the price range at which it plans to sell stock to the public, as investor enthusiasm in the offering continued to mount and boost the potential value of the world's most popular social network.