No one was more surprised than Northside Urban Pathways Charter School teacher Jamilla Rice to find out a school assembly was actually a ruse to present her with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award. (Today)

The national unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in October, surprising economists who had been predicting a more modest increase from September's 9.8 percent. (Today)

KILLEEN, Texas -- On Wednesday and Thursday, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan seemed in a hurry to give his worldly belongings to a neighbor. First, a Quran. Then, bags of vegetables. (Today)

Two Western Pennsylvania women were among the victims in Thursday's shooting rampage in Fort Hood, including a 55-year-old grandmother who was one of 13 people who died in the attack. (Today)

For some classes, teachers can pull open a file drawer to show off student work, but the creativity of Hampton High School teacher Dan Franklin's stage technology students isn't so easily contained. (Today)