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The 23-year-old Jones (real name Benjamin John Francis Fodor) was arrested by Seattle police early Sunday, after he allegedly doused some people with pepper spray. He says he was breaking up a fight.

Lung cancer was associated with the highest risk of personal bankruptcy five years after diagnosis, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center found. Smokers are more likely to be on a lower rung of the socioeconomic ladder.

Like all able-bodied South Korean men, he's required to serve in the nation's military. "I'm sorry to make such a fuss while leaving," Rain told a large crowd. "I'll be back from my duties soon."

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab prayed and perfumed himself on a U.S.-bound airliner before attempting to detonate a bomb hidden in his underwear, a federal prosecutor said as the suspect's trial opened in Detroit.

The report comes just as Congress introduced bills proposing a similar tax break. The report found that corporations receiving the break cut 20,000 jobs.

Dozens of states are considering laws that would require drug testing for government benefit recipients. Those in favor say it would help ensure that tax dollars are used properly, but opponents say it would perpetuate stereotypes about the poor and withhold help from those who need it.

The White House is inviting states to apply for waivers from the No Child Left Behind law. The proposal would cut some slack to 85 percent of the nation's better schools. But advocates for minority and special education students fear their students will fall off the map.

Back in 2009 when he campaigned to be New Jersey's chief executive, Gov. Chris Christie got help from Mitt Romney who visited the Garden State to campaign for his fellow Republican. On Tuesday, Christie returned the favor by publicly endorsing Romney's bid to be the Republican Party nominee.

The Israeli government and the Palestinian militant group Hamas announce an agreement on a prisoner exchange that will include Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas militants and held in Gaza for the past 5 1/2 years. Robert Siegel talks to Sheera Frenkel for more.

The "Occupy Wall Street" protest movement that was born in New York's financial district is now in its fourth week and has spread to scores of other cities. The affiliated protests continue in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.