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Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs
April 26, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. more »»
Spending cuts may deep-six crucial flood gauges
April 26, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 crucial gauges that warn of imminent flooding or lack of needed water will be shut down starting next month as part of the federal government's automatic budget cuts. more »»
Obama consoles families, survivors of Texas blast
April 26, 2013 WACO, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners Thursday they are not alone in their grief and they will... more »»
Charge disclosed in Cuban spying against US
April 26, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — An alleged accomplice in a major spy case involving Cuba helped recruit a friend and colleague to spy for the Cuban Intelligence Service against the U.S. more »»
Judge: Limiting inmates' mail unconstitutional
April 26, 2013 PORTLAND, Ore. more »»
Politics on hold at the dedication of Bush library
April 26, 2013 DALLAS (AP) — George W. Bush shed a sentimental tear. Barack Obama mused about the burdens of the office. Bill Clinton dished out wisecracks. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. more »»
Boston bomb investigation extends to Russia
April 25, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — New information emerged Wednesday from U.S. officials that the name of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had been added to a U.. more »»
Slain MIT officer memorialized at campus service
April 25, 2013 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. more »»
TV reporter fired for profanity to hit red carpet
April 25, 2013 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota news anchor whose profanity-laced television debut got him fired after one broadcast is already getting job offers.A.J. more »»
Stocks little changed after mixed earnings
April 25, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market finished pretty much where it started Wednesday as a mixed bag of earnings from big-name American companies left investors uninspired. more »»
How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks
April 25, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble. more »»
Arias spectacle grows as trial seat sold for $200
April 25, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — Ticket scalping is nothing new in the sports and music world, but for a murder trial?Dozens of people flock to court each day for a chance to score one of a handful of... more »»
Suspect in LA girl's abduction captured in Mexico
April 25, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was returned to the U.S. more »»
Charges dropped in ricin letters sent to Obama
April 24, 2013 TUPELO, Mis. more »»
US child porn suspect captured after 5 years
April 24, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators say Eric Justin Toth's five-year run as a fugitive began when he was fired from his teaching job at a prestigious private school in Washington after being confronted... more »»
As Boston buries its dead, more evidence gathered
April 24, 2013 BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area held funerals for two more of its dead Tuesday — including an 8-year-old boy — as evidence mounted that the older Tsarnaev brother had embraced a radical, anti-American... more »»
More rain expected for swollen Midwest rivers
April 24, 2013 PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — More rain on Tuesday was the last thing flood fighters across the Midwest wanted to see, adding more water to swollen rivers now expected to remain high into next month. more »»
Boston bomb suspect charged; religious motive seen
April 23, 2013 BOSTON (AP) — The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected to any Muslim terrorist groups, U.S. more »»
Study: Lax attitude on teens and Rx drug abuse
April 23, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — More parents need to talk with their teens about the dangers of abusing Ritalin, Adderall and other prescription drugs, suggests a new study that finds discouraging trends on kids... more »»
Flight delays pile up amid FAA budget cuts
April 23, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Flight delays piled up across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers began taking unpaid days off because of federal budget cuts, providing the most visible impac... more »» |
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