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Ceiling fans help keep you cool — unless you're in Washington, where a battle over energy-efficiency standards for ceiling fans is raising temperatures between the White House and congressional Republicans.

The Duchess of Cambridge, better known to most of the world as the former Kate Middleton, has given birth to a baby boy. He weighed in at 8 pounds 6 ounces and is third in line for the throne.

Cecil Stuckless was fixing a Jeep in Salvage, Newfoundland, with his son-in-law, who was working under the vehicle when it suddenly fell. Stuckless, 72, summoned all his strength and lifted the Jeep just enough to save his son-in-law. Asked if he was Superman, he said: "No, I'm not super, I just did what I could do — that's all that's to it."

Mary Hvizda went viral when a Wisconsin drum shop posted video of her wailing away. At first, her identity was a mystery. But now we know who she is — and that while she's not really a grandmother, she does love to rock.

States are setting an abortion limit at 20 weeks after fertilization, but that may clash with established standards for calculating the viability of a pregnancy. It could also open the new laws up to constitutional challenges.

The Duchess of Cambridge is said to be in labor. Should the newest royal not be born until Tuesday, the baby would share a birthday with actor Daniel Radcliffe — known the world over for portraying Harry Potter in the movies.

Every 30 minutes a child ends up in the emergency room after being injured by a television. Flat screen TVs aren't necessarily safer, according to a study. They are heavy and perhaps even more likely to tip over than those old tube monsters. Experts say TVs need to be tethered to a wall.

The Dallas school board unanimously approved hiring an independent investigator to look into allegations that superintendent Mike Miles interfered with…

The league said Braun had been suspended because he was linked to doping. Braun was the National League's 2011 Most Valuable Player.

Fifteen top posts at the Department of Homeland Security, including retiring Secretary Janet Napolitano's position, are now vacant or soon will be. Many are being filled on a temporary basis, and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want the Obama administration to get busy filling those jobs, too.