ABC News(TAOS, N.M.) -- The New Mexico State Police officer who shot at a mother and her minivan full of children after a high-speed chase was fired, according to the state's Department of Public Safety.

Officer Elias Montoya was terminated effective Friday in relation to an Oct. 28 incident when he assisted in pulling over 39-year-old Oriana Ferrell for speeding.

Ferrell had been taking her ch...

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Rap music dominated the nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, announced Friday night live in Los Angeles and telecast on CBS. Only six categories were announced during the hour-long nominations special, but overall, Jay Z tops this year's nominations with nine. Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore Ryan Lewis have seven each. Justi...

ABC News(PYONGYANG, North Korea) -- Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old Korean War veteran, has been deported from North Korea after being held more than a month, the U.S. State Department confirmed.

Newman, of Palo Alto, Calif., was pulled from a plane Oct. 26 while preparing to leave the communist nation after a 10-day tour. Newman, a former finance executive, has a heart condition and his family h...

Fuse/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- If you're looking to eat healthier, it may only cost you an extra $1.50 a day.

New research comparing costs of common foods that were categorized as healthier and less healthy shows a difference adding up to about $550 a year.

Researchers analyzed 27 existing studies from 10 high-income countries that included price data for individual foods. Healthier diet patterns...

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Markets enjoyed the good jobs news Friday.

After five losing days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 16,020.20, up 198.69, or 1.26 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite finished up 29.36 points at 4,062. The SP 500 added 20.06 to close the session at 1,805.10.

Fridays move may have happened because investors finally realize that the Federal Reserve wont abruptl...

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In his weekly address, President Obama calls on Congress to extend unemployment benefits this holiday season for the 1.3 million Americans who will lose them at the end of 2013.

Obama asked Congress to help the economy and add jobs with the possible extension before their leave for vacation. In light of the strong jobs report recently released, the presiden...