Authorities are investigating whether a burglary suspect who was shot and killed this morning by police in North Carolina may be a wanted serial killer, whose sketch is seen on the right. Police say the killer is responsible for the slayings of five people in a nearby South Carolina community since June 27.

President Barack Obama strikes a tentative deal with his Russian counterpart to reduce their nations' nuclear weapons. Obama is visiting Russia as part of a major diplomatic effort to mend "a sense of drift" between the two countries.

U.S. forces in Afghanistan face the deadliest day in nearly a year as seven troops are killed in bombings and a firefight. Also, Taliban militants claim they're holding an American soldier who the U.S. military says might have been captured last week.

A Massachusetts woman accused of withholding cancer medication from her son pleads not guilty to attempted murder and others charges. Prosecutors say Kristen LaBrie repeatedly failed to follow doctors' instructions on how to care for her 9-year-old son, Jeremy Fraser. The boy, who was autistic, died in March of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The woman who was found shot to death with former NFL quarterback Steve McNair recently purchased a gun, according to a relative of the woman. Farzin Abdi, a nephew of Sahel Kazemi, says police in Nashville, Tenn., also told him that the slayings appeared to be a murder-suicide with Kazemi being the shooter.

How much do staffers for first lady Michelle Obama earn? It varies. The highest-paid person on Michelle Obama's staff makes $172,000 a year, while the lowest-paid employee makes $36,000. Go inside the story to see the full list, which is released annually as part of a congressional mandate.