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The 1997 documentary Hands on a Hard Body followed the contestants in a Texas car dealership competition: Hopefuls had to keep one hand on a brand-new fully loaded truck, and the last person standing kept it. As Neda Ulaby reports, that surprisingly dramatic story is now being made into a musical.

Bank of America is giving about 200,000 homeowners a chance to wipe out a big portion of their mortgage debt. It's part of a settlement the bank and others reached with state and federal regulators earlier this year.

The resignation came after shareholder's rejected an $8 million pay package for Andrew Moss. Aviva is the fourth major British company in recent weeks to have executive pay rejected by shareholders.

Socialist Francois Hollande won the French presidency over the weekend, in large part due to his pledge to push for growth and battle the German-led austerity approach to Europe's fiscal problems. But what does that pledge mean in practical terms?

The White House and FBI have confirmed al-Qaida attempted to target a plane bound for the United States. All indications are the plan was conceived by al-Qaida's arm in Yemen. But officials say the plot was foiled before it was any threat to the public.

In China, uncertainty still surrounds the fate of the activist Chen Guangcheng, who remains in a hospital receiving treatment after his dramatic escape from house arrest to the U.S. embassy. Chen says he's had positive indications that he will be able to apply for a passport to study in the U.S. At the same time, he remains under guard, and many of his supporters are being punished for their part in his escape.

In an unexpected move, Israel's prime minister has formed a national unity government, canceling early elections. Benjamin Netanyahu will preside over a coalition with the centrist Kadima party. This was the party founded by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and until not long ago, was opposed to Netanhayu.

They don't agree on everything, but they do agree that they want to defeat President Obama, Santorum says of his former rival for the Republican presidential nomination.

At a New Jersey construction site Monday, a man fell into a tank containing a solution of nitric acid. Authorities say it took a lot of courage for his co-workers do reach in and pull him out, but they did.

Adding dirt and salt can help make drinking water cleaner, and is far cheaper than fancy filtration systems for getting rid of harmful bacteria, scientists say. It just takes a little patience and the sun.