Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans. AP's Mark Smith reports. (Sept. 8)

The Federal Reserve in its latest survey has found more regions of the country reported slower growth as the economy lost momentum in the late summer. (Sept. 8)

Homeless people in San Francisco's Haight neighborhood are upset that a McDonald's there is raising the prices on its 99 cents menu to $1.49. (Sept 8)

Bar Refaeli, Serena Williams and Amar'e Stoudemire were among the celebs who stepped out for the launch of New York City's biggest fashion show. It's the first year Fashion Week will take place at Lincoln Center. (Sept. 8)

Aerial views show heavy flooding in a suburb of Dallas as Tropical Storm Hermine moves through the region. (Sept. 8)

The image of a woman brandishing a gun is greeting San Francisco bus riders after the city suspended a policy banning firearms in advertisements on public transportation. The ad was created by gun-rights advocates to promote a conference. (Sept. 8)

The Boulder County Sheriff's Department says wildfires have left 20 people as reported missing. Most of them have been found after evacuations, but the search continues for others. (Sept. 8)

The United Nations says it needs hundreds of millions of dollars in new donations to get food, water, medicine and shelter to Pakistanis hit by flooding, and it's hoping Angelina Jolie can help them raise it. (Sept. 8)

Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, including many that were vacant, officials said. The roaring fires were fanned by winds of up to 50 mph, going from house to house. (Sept. 8)

Carrie Underwood has come a long way from when she used to get into her sister's beauty products growing up. The country star just sealed a deal with Oil of Olay. (Sept. 8)

One of Vincent van Gogh's most famous paintings, 'The Bedroom' has undergone a painstaking, six month restoration process. (Sept. 8)

Mesa police have released a composite sketch of a suspect who threw a cup of acid at another woman last week, leaving her with second-degree burns to her face and chest. (Sept. 8)

Mesa police have released a composite sketch of a suspect who threw a cup of acid at another woman last week, leaving her with second-degree burns to her face and chest. (Sept. 8)

Fire officials say they are still working on trying to contain a wildfire in Boulder County, Colorado. So far, the fire has burned more than 90 structures and 71 hundred acres. (Sept. 8)

The hijacking of a tourist bus in the Philippines last month has been re-enacted for investigators. Eight Hong Kong tourists died when a former policeman seized the bus and starting shooting his captives. (8 Sept 2010)

An extremely rare Amur black leopard club is challenging the theory that a 'leopard can't change his spots,' after going on show at the 'Serengeti Park' in Hodenhagen, Germany. (8 Sept.)

Designer Giorgio Armani and Jason Statham were honored at the 13th annual GQ Men of the Year Awards in London. Actress Gemma Arterton picked up the only female award, collecting the Woman of the Year title. (Sept 8)

An internal report released by BP is spreading the blame for the April blowout of its well that killed 11 workers and spewed 206 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. (Sept. 8)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is hoping against hope that a pastor in Florida drops his plans to burn the Quran. (Sept. 8)

Last winter there was record snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and unusually cold weather down South. So what's on tap this year? Find out what two dueling almanacs are predicting for the coming months. (Sept. 8)