When Chris Pollock was trapped alone in a farm field two years ago, his hands caught in a grinding, mechanized corn picker, "I asked God three times to let me die." (Today)

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Opening what may be remembered as the climactic sprint in the marathon debate on health care, President Barack Obama called for courage to address the needs of patients ill-served by the nation's current insurance system. (Today)

During a geology field trip in 2004, the professor told his students that a road-cut featuring rock formations near Pittsburgh International Airport was a great place to find plant fossils. (Today)

Two Catholic elementary schools in McKees Rocks and Coraopolis are on the endangered list because a private foundation is unable to continue donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to each next school year. (Today)

The Mt. Lebanon School District's $113.3 million renovation of its high school has effectively been halted, after the municipality's zoning board denied two variances the school district had requested. (Today)