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DEA slaps two Florida pharmacies, distributor over pill sales

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:49pm MST

Agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency raided two CVS pharmacies in central Florida over the weekend, removing controlled substances and suspending the stores' ability to handle or distribute drugs such as painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone.
Judge extends treatment for Giffords shooting suspect

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:27pm MST

The man accused of killing six people in an Arizona shooting rampage can receive medical treatment for another four months, a federal judge ruled Monday, after reviewing a report from a psychologist that found "measurable progress" in the suspect's condition.
Montana airport gets rare TSA concession: Private screeners

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:23pm MST

Every Spring, when West Yellowstone Airport in Montana opens for the season, the TSA flies in six people to staff the airport's one-lane security checkpoint. Every fall, it flies the screeners home.
Was Eastwood 'Halftime' ad political?

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:52pm MST

Amid the close-up shots of factory workers and Midwest families, were there political undertones in Chrysler's Super Bowl ad featuring iconic actor Clint Eastwood?
Slave descendants online database

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:10pm MST

A historical society in Virginia, where slavery began in the American colonies in 1619, has discovered the identities of 3,200 slaves from unpublished private documents, providing new information for today's descendants in a first-of-its-kind online database, society officials say.
Massachusetts stranded-dolphin death toll up to 92

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:15pm MST

The unexplained beachings of scores of dolphins over the past month along Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is the largest "single-species event" of its kind on record in the northeastern United States, a marine mammal specialist said Monday.
Court strikes down Georgia's assisted-suicide law

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:12am MST

Georgia's Supreme Court on Monday struck down the state's assisted-suicide law, ruling it violates the free speech clauses in both the U.S and state constitutions.
Engines idling in NYC despite law

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:50am MST

Passing laws is one thing; enforcing them is another. Enter New York City's idling rule, meant to improve the city's air quality by prohibiting drivers from running their engines when they're not moving.
'I'm sorry. Goodbye,' before deadly blast

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:05am MST

The deaths of a Washington man and his two sons in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide may mean the 2009 disappearance of the children's mother may never be solved.
PETA's killer whale 'enslavement' lawsuit goes to court

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:04am MST

Lawyers for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will face off against those with SeaWorld in a Southern California federal court Monday after the animal rights group filed a lawsuit to declare that five killer whales are being held in slavery or involuntary servitude in violation of the 13th Amendment.
Giant parade awaits Super Bowl winners

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:13am MST

A ticker tape parade awaits the New York Giants this week when the team returns home as Super Bowl champions after defeating the New England Patriots in a last-minute touchdown.
Scandal-plagued school closes for 2 days

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:33am MST

An L.A. elementary school at the center of two child abuse cases will be closed for two days this week as the investigations continue, officials said.
College lacrosse player's murder trial begins in Virginia

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:11am MST

The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player who is accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend is expected to begin Monday.