NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A former state lawmaker on probation for conflict-of-interest charges will stand trial for allegedly trying to get altered prescriptions filled at a pharmacy (Today)

The candidates for governor are divided on calls for a three-year extension of a program, chiefly funded by the state's Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurers, that provides subsidized health insurance for roughly 45,000 low-income Pennsylvanians. (Today)

WASHINGTON -- The calls from fellow Democrats for New York Rep. Charles Rangel to resign could quickly turn from a trickle to a flood unless he can quickly negotiate a plea bargain to prevent a congressional trial on allegations of ethical misconduct. (Today)

Three months ago, Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer was in a fight for her political life. Her support for a sales tax increase had alienated her from her party, her approval ratings were in the dumps and she faced a handful of primary opponents looking to deny her nomination to a full term in office. (Today)

Fox News, always a lightning rod of liberal criticism, came under particularly strong attack from former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Sunday, when he accused the network of committing an "absolutely racist" act by playing a now- famously misleading video from Shirley Sherrod without checking it. (Today)