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Until a decade ago, HIV-infection rates were dropping in the United States. Experts discuss why that trend has reversed and what can be done.

Confirmation hearings are taking place on Capitol Hill for the next attorney general. Former federal Judge Michael Mukasey was nominated by President Bush to replace Alberto Gonzales.

Nearly 20,000 people convicted of drug offenses could find out Tuesday if they'll be spending less time in prison. The U.S. Sentencing Commission may reduce the extra punishment that's given for crimes involving crack, as compared to powdered, cocaine. The Supreme Court ruled that federal judges may give lighter sentences to crack cocaine defendants than has been required.

In the 1700s, the French military put scouts in balloons to watch for advancing troops. These blimps — which are the size of a football field — will be looking for missiles.

More than 1,300 people with red hair gathered in Portland, Oregon, over the weekend, which the city hopes is a new world record. To qualify, participants had to produce pictures of their younger selves and their naturally red hair.

Sailing ships re-enacted the victory over the British 200 ago during the War of 1812. The Port Clinton News Herald says the 2013 battle turned out the same, but with better technology: people captured battle scenes on cell phones.

The BBC's Jonathan Head reports from the province of Udon Thani to find out how people are dealing with the military takeover.

Myanmar's parliament is now considering a bill that would restrict marriages of people from different religions. Critics are lambasting the proposed law as discriminatory.

Emergency operations centers across Tampa Bay are on guard for heavy rain and the very real possibility of flooding tonight and Tuesday.

Though 12,000 people have been forced from their homes or advised to leave, firefighters say they have made progress controlling a wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Northern California.