Groups like JawaReport, Quoth the Raven and the YouTube Smackdown Corps claim they had been monitoring Colleen LaRose's growing militancy for three years, and watched as the Internet -- particularly YouTube -- fed her fervor.

Federal appeals court upholds 'under God' references in Pledge of Allegiance, currency

Openly gay Mississippi high school senior Constance McMillen has filed a lawsuit with the help of the local ACLU chapter after her school canceled prom for all students following her request to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

After four tornadoes in Arkansas, a front is sweeping from the Midwest toward the Northeast today, bringing tornado watches in Florida, 7 inches of rain in parts of Alabama, and the threat of flooding in New York, Pennsylvania and New England this weekend. Heavy rain and mild temperatures, forecasters say, could combine to melt much of the snow that hit the eastern U.S. this winter.

Democrats say they are close to a final agreement on health care reform, but there is still tension between the White House and lawmakers on whether the bill can be passed by March 18.

Inside his small third floor office at Vatican City, Father Gabriel Amorth, prepares for his next client. In the corner, a bed with restraining ropes. On the walls, pictures of the Virgin Mary. Near an armchair there is a Bible and other copies of prayers. Looking his 85 years, Father Gabriel is still dressed in his pyjamas, but his face shows signs of energy that has helped sustain him as the chief Exorcist for the Vatican during the last 25 years. In a rare interview with the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, Father Gabriel, stongly defends his work and that of the Association of Exoricists. "The devil is not everywhere," he says, "but when he is present it is painful." He says he has treated over 70,000 cases.

NJ father accused of impregnating daughters to create 'pure' family during years of abuse

Lost in the GM's jubilant announcement last week that it could reinstate up to 661 dealerships was the fact that hundreds of others still face closure. That may include Rick Smith's GM dealership in Weymouth, Mass., which has been a family business for more than 51 years.

According to a startled Florida Highway Patrol trooper, Gary Dunick, Megan Barnes said she was shaving her bikini area while she drove and her ex-husband held the wheel on the famed Overseas Highway when she crashed into the rear of an SUV on March 2.

For Jim Kennedy, an unemployed 46-year-old California man, the recession has meant using his 1-million-mile-plus stockpile of hotel and airline points to put a roof over his head.

L.A. Rams Hall of Famer and TV actor Merlin Olsen dies of cancer at 69.

When Brad Womack left both cherleader Jenni Croft and realtor Deanna Pappas hanging at the end of season 11 of "The Bachelor," audiences recoiled in emotional horror. Now, Womack and Pappas have a dramatic reunion.

Oprah Winfrey says "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe, who was nominated for an Oscar for best actress, has a bright career ahead, but Howard Stern called Winfrey a liar for telling "an enormous black chick" that she has a place in Hollywood.

Actor Tom Hanks, in D.C. for a screening of "The Pacific," stops by W.H. briefing room.

The NYC Health Department nixes chef Daniel Angerer's breast-milk cheese from his menu.

Columbus Short takes a tumble of a stage while hosting a college step show.

A San Francisco artist turns urinals into something beautiful.

Corey Haim's reported cause of death: pulmonary congestion. Coroner reveals Haim had an enlarged heart, fluid in his lungs.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger told police that he did not have sexual intercourse with the woman who has accused him of assault, according to anonymous sources who spoke to KDKA-TV. Sources say Roethlisberger spoke with Milledgeville, Ga. police on the night of the alleged assault and admitted sexual contact with the woman but said that it was not consummated. KDKA says Roethlisberger told police the woman slipped and fell afterward, injuring her head.

The California woman who was found last week after going missing 14 years ago at age 8 has no interest in reuniting with her father, police said today. "Jessica is very adamant about not seeing him," Walnut Creek, Calif., police Det. Shawn Wallace said of the woman known as Jessica Click-Hill, 22.

Mutilated women in Afghanistan, including a young woman whose husband cut off her nose and ears, aided by secret women's shelter and talk to ABC News' Diane Sawyer.

Diane Sawyer talks with Tina Brown about first annual women's summit.

Academy Award winning documentarians of 'The Cove' expose the illegal sale of whale meat at Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant.

When it comes to getting high off inhalants, one sniff is all it takes to cut a young life short. 'Huffing' toxic substances to get high has become a surprisingly common pastime among young teens, but to most parents, this new drug of choice is completely off their radar screen.

'Nightline' spends time with Tanya Angus, who grew from 5 feet 8 inches as an 18-year-old to almost 7 feet tall and more than 400 pounds at age 31. Doctors can treat some cases of giantism, or acromegaly, but not all.