NEW YORK – Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa opened the 21st Family Service Center in the city on Monday and reminded residents to take advantage of the services offered to help families in need.

VAN NUYS — Her burn-ravaged face, arms and legs showing the effects of 30 skin-graft operations, Roberta Dos Santos Busby so moved the courtroom Monday that several jurors struggled to hold back tears, while others looked stunned and even the defendant’s attorney declined to cross examine her.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Survivors of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There’s been no significant rain since the disaster.

Michael Jackson’s doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

The Los Angeles City Council is expected today to enter the next phase of reorganizing how city government works as it copes with a more than $200 million shortfall over the next four months and deal with a $400 million deficit next year.

Foothill communities battered by the storm that drove a wall of mud into dozens of homes last weekend will likely be evacuated ahead of an expected deluge today, officials said.

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) – Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

TOKYO — A week after brake problems surfaced with its Prius, Toyota still has yet to say whether it will recall the popular hybrid — and analysts say further delays could be devastating to the automaker’s already damaged reputation.

RALEIGH, N.C.—A North Carolina judge wants a security officer to accompany a former John Edwards aide as he goes to retrieve a sex tape of the two-time presidential candidate, increasing the court’s control of the disputed video.