A  large storm system stretching from Michigan to the Louisiana coastline, carries the threat of thunderstorms, high winds and possibly tornadoes.
 

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama heads to Las Vegas on Tuesday to make his pitch for an overhaul of the immigration system after failing to press the issue during his first four years in office.

(CNN) -- The Boy Scouts of America is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, according to a news release from the organization.

(CNN) -- Much-needed rain fell in bone-dry western Oklahoma on Tuesday, part of an unusually spring-like storm bringing high temperatures and the threat of hail, high winds and tornadoes to parts of the Midwest and South.

Currently, states, federal agencies and other organizations collectively hold more than $58 billion in unclaimed cash and benefits. That's roughly $186 for every U.S. resident.

Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a shooting at a Texas community college that left three wounded

A former CIA officer who pleaded guilty to identifying a secret agent was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison, but he says he came out of court "positive and optimistic."

The Michigan Department of Corrections charged Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick with 14 parole violations late Thursday and he'll spend the weekend in jail.

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will nominate Mary Jo White, a former federal prosecutor in New York, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, the watchdog agency that monitors Wall Street and corporate financial disclosures.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate have agreed on language reforming filibusters, and will present the proposal to their respective caucuses Thursday afternoon, aides in both parties told CNN.