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A pandemic and soaring oil prices would be a challenge for any incoming leader. But Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the son of dictator who abused Filipinos' rights, and his mother plundered billions.

Technology is reshaping the railroad industry and helping create one of the most profitable periods it has seen in decades. A visit to Norfolk Southern Railroad shows the technology that keeps 195,000 locomotives running on schedule along more than 21,000 miles of track.

The governor’s revised budget proposal is an update to the spending plan he released in January, using new tax revenue data. It’s just a wishlist, part of a lengthy process in which state leaders decide how to use Californians’ tax dollars.

Zacarias Moussaoui offers surprising testimony at the sentencing phase of his trial. The confessed terrorist told the court he was supposed to hijack a fifth plane on the day of the Sept. 11 attacks and fly it into the White House.

Authorities have identified the alleged shooter in the church shooting in Laguna Woods, Calif. David Chou, 68, has been booked on one felony count of murder and five felony counts of attempted murder.

Wildfires have burned 1,000 square miles of the Texas panhandle since Sunday. The fires are blamed for 11 deaths. Firefighters are relying heavily on air power; a fleet of 26 tanker aircraft is dropping fire retardant on the blaze.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to change the way it tests gas mileage on cars, starting with most 2008 models. The changes are meant to make mileage estimates more accurate. Renee Montagne talks to Paul Eisenstein, publisher of the Internet magazine The Car Connection.

As spring approaches, fishing enthusiasts are getting out their reels and tackle boxes. In Nebraska, many anglers will try for the state's official fish: the channel catfish. Greg Wagner, a spokesman for the Nebraska Game and Wildlife Commission, tells Debbie Elliott about the culinary delights of this whiskered creature.

Members of the Buffalo community grieving loved ones organized an evening vigil that honored the shooting victims while combining stirring gospel music and calls to action.

There you are, steamed at paying $3 for a gallon of gasoline. So how does it feel to learn that some people are paying $2 dollars, or even a buck a gallon? That's because they bought from a Minnesota chain that allows customers to purchase gasoline at market prices, then stockpile for periods when gas is more expensive.