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The new mother is a gunner at a NATO base in Helmand Provence which came under attack just days before Tuesday's birth. Britain's Ministry of Defense says the baby was conceived before the soldier deployed, and that she didn't realize she was pregnant. Mother and baby are now headed home.

A Des Moines couple learned of a sudden change to their wedding. The president held a campaign rally at the same location, according to WOI TV. After the disruption, the couple received a gift bag with a silver tray and a note from Barack Obama.

But analysts are increasingly in agreement that many of the demonstrations are the result of "manufactured outrage" as various groups seek to exploit the situation.

There were 382,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week, down by just 3,000 from the week before. The pace has changed little over the past year.

Pueblos and native Americans from other tribes came to the site for its "lunar standstills" and built homes there more than 1,000 years ago. The new designation will help preserve it.

The U.S. military's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly was repealed one year ago. Host Michel Martin checks in with Air Force Sergeant Jonathan Mills to see how the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has affected his life and the lives of other LGBT service members. Mills is the publisher of OutServe magazine.

A California district attorney concludes there isn't enough evidence to charge former University of California Davis Lt. John Pike with using excessive force. He infamously sprayed some seated Occupy protesters. Video of it went viral.

We've heard the warnings of a looming economic disaster if Congress fails to avert a "fiscal cliff" by the end of the year. Economists hope lawmakers will act after November's election, but what if Congress runs out of time?

Every election season, the political signs that sprout like dandelions from lawns across America also pop up at more than a few businesses. For some, expressing political preferences is a calculated move to attract customers. But it can just as easily turn them away.

The extreme gardeners who compete at the annual Cooperstown PumpkinFest weigh off have one obsessive goal — to raise the biggest giant pumpkin in the…