Tropical Storm Claudette has officially formed off the northern Gulf Coast of Florida, according to forecasters, who say it should make landfall Sunday evening. The storm is expected to bring 3 to 5 inches of rain -- 10 in some isolated areas.

The White House is signaling that it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run health insurance as part of President Barack Obama's ambitious health care proposal. Facing mounting opposition from Republicans, the administration is leaving open the chance for a compromise with the GOP.

High temperatures and dry winds fan some 11 wildfires burning across California, pushing firefighters into hard-to-reach areas to contain the flames. "Things are so dry out there that it doesn't take much for a spark or an ember to quickly develop into a wildfire," a fire official says. Also See: One California Fire Blamed on Pot Camp

A wedding celebration in Kuwait becomes a "horrific scene" after a blaze lasting just three minutes kills dozens of women and children inside a tent. The cause of the fire remains unclear, but officials say faulty electrical wiring may have been a factor.

Paul Lewis is lucky to be alive. The man was skydiving Friday in Britain when his main parachute failed to open. He managed to release his reserve, but it only partially opened, causing him to spiral down violently. Lewis ended up falling 2,000 feet onto the steel roof of a nearby aircraft hanger -- and barely got hurt.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is hospitalized after he was attacked by a man with a metal pipe at the Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday night. Barrett, who is in stable condition, was attempting to help a woman he had heard crying when the assault occurred, police say.

Scientists spot a tropical storm on Saturn's moon, Titan. The moon's climate mirrors the Earth's weather system, except it has a methane cycle instead of water. But storms have never been seen in Titan's tropic regions, until now. Scientists think the storms may be the result of geologic activity on the moon.