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New research published in the journal Pediatrics offers some of the first strong evidence-based advice about how to get your baby to sleep at night. One study compared several groups of infants -- some who co-slept with the parents and were held all day and others who were put to bed on a schedule.

Members of the Chicago police routinely tortured suspects, predominantly black men, during the 1970s and '80s, special prosecutors say in a new report -- but the crimes are too old to file charges on.

Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper becomes one of just seven U.S. women to ever take part in a spacewalk. She and spacewalking veteran Joe Tanner are working to install a new addition to the international space station. The two astronauts are part of an 11-day space shuttle Atlantis mission to the the station.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday released the monthly Consumer Price Index, a key economic indicator that tracks inflation. Robert Siegel goes shopping with Caren Gaffney to find out how the Consumer Price Index is compiled. He also discusses the CPI's importance with economists.

Mourners around the country commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with moments of silence, pauses in routine -- and with large events at New York City's Ground Zero; in Shanksville Pa., where Flight 93 crashed; and at the Pentagon. In New York, loved ones read aloud the names of 2,749 victims to a crowd that began assembling before dawn.

The majority of people in Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan say they do not believe Arabs carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A majority of British Muslims and 46 percent of French Muslims also share this view. And in Pakistan, the number is 41 percent.

George W. Bush did something today that he hadn't in 66 months as president -- he vetoed a bill passed by Congress. The legislation would have eased restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. President Bush imposed the restrictions in 2001.

During the holy month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims will gather nightly to feast with their family and friends. That also translates into the biggest primetime viewing audience across the Arab world. One blockbuster TV special, Renegades, will send this message: Terrorists kill Muslims, too.

In a runoff primary election with George P. Bush, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pulled off a win. Paxton is embattled in legal issues but easily won over his Republican rival.

Alabama's Republican primary for U.S. Senate is going to a June runoff between Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks after neither candidate captured a majority of the vote.