American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp. have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the company said Tuesday.

Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter pilots fly over the Rio Grande along the Mexico-U.S. border trying to catch drug smugglers.

Health officials say only 1 in 4 Americans with the AIDS virus have the infection under control with medications.

The doctor convicted in the overdose death of Michael Jackson was sentenced to the maximum four years behind bars Tuesday by a judge who denounced him as a reckless physician whose actions were a “disgrace to the medical profession.”

A man who allegedly shot his ex-wife and seven other people to death in the deadliest shooting in the history of Orange County, California, will be arraigned Tuesday.

Genetic testing has identified one of the eight victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy who remained nameless for more than three decades, authorities in Chicago announced Tuesday.

Dr. Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop icon Michael Jackson, will be sentenced Tuesday.

Should the man who almost killed President Reagan be set free? On Wednesday, a federal judge will begin a week and half of hearings on whether Hinckley eventually should be released from the mental hospital where he has been a patient since 1982.

On a small farm in Illinois, a family facing a tremendous challenge will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving knowing that whatever happens, their friends and neighbors are there for them when it really counts. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles has the story. (Nightly News)

Given the lousy economy, it’s no surprise that many Americans are worried about how they’ll pay for their holiday expenses. Yet most don’t seem to be doing much to plan for it.