WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring in a month when the government was partly shut down for 16 days, and far more jobs in August and September than previously thought.

(CBS) -- Several people are in the hospital after police say a popular ride at the North Carolina State fair, malfunctioned. It happened late last night. Investigators say they have at least 30 witnesses who may be better able to explain what happened moments before and after the accident.

The former basketball star Dennis Rodman returned Tuesday to North Korea, where he plans "to see my friend" Kim Jong-un, the dictator whose country until recently was threatening to annihilate the United States with nuclear weapons.