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Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:55pm MST
The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. -
Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:24pm MST
The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. -
School prom off after lesbian’s date request
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:04pm MST
The prom's off at a northern Mississippi school after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend. -
Once-revered lawmaker freezes to death alone
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:55pm MST
When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer. Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75.
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Drug arrests latest problem for R.I. police force
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:17pm MST
After three Providence police officers were arrested last week in a cocaine-peddling sting, Chief Dean Esserman called it a "hard day" for the department. -
Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage computers
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:04pm MST
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources. -
Behind the scenes, crafting the U.S. no-fly list
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:39pm MST
It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It ends when a person is forbidden to board an airplane.
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Bad blood detailed in Maine ‘lobster wars’ trial
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:27pm MST
Even under the rough-and-tumble rules of the sea that Maine lobstermen live by, staring down the barrel of a .12-gauge shotgun is extreme.
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Wife of Rep. Conyers gets 3 years for bribes
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:03pm MST
A federal judge has denied ex-Detroit councilwoman Monica Conyers' request to withdraw her guilty plea in a corruption case and sentenced her to three years and one month in prison. -
Ex-Marine sues Calif. city to get back police job
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:59pm MST
An ex-Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees sued the city of Riverside Wednesday over not being rehired as a police officer. -
Female teacher in teen sex case appears in court
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:49pm MST
A California middle school teacher who's reportedly wracked with guilt over an affair with a 14-year-old boy has been returned to jail following a brief court appearance. -
Mass. court upholds state gun-lock requirement
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:47pm MST
The highest court in Massachusetts upholds the constitutionality of a state law that requires gun owners to lock weapons in their homes in a ruling applauded by gun-control advocates. -
Study: Law officers struggle to adjust after war
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:28pm MST
Many law enforcement officers called up to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding it difficult to readjust to their jobs once home.
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Female WWII aviators honored with medal
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:24pm MST
A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
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U.S.: ‘JihadJane’ shows evolving terror threat
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:52am MST
The self-described "Jihad Jane" indicted on terror charges is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the threat, authorities say.
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Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:43am MST
They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did — but not much. -
'Extreme' 2010 hurricane season possible
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:54am MST
Five hurricanes, two or three of them major, are expected to strike the U.S. coast this season, private forecaster AccuWeather.com said Wednesday. -
Toyota luring buyers back with incentives
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:34am MST
A high-ranking Toyota executive says the auto company's North American sales spiked around 50 percent the first eight days of March as incentives helped lure customers.
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Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:24am MST
The Kansas City school board is facing a stark choice: close nearly half its public schools or face a potential bankruptcy. -
Boy, 7, rescues family from home invaders
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:12am MST
“They have guns. Can you come really fast? And bring soldiers, too.” That was the urgent message a Southern California boy gave a 911 operator he dialed from a bathroom when three armed robbers threatened his parents. A sheriff credited the boy with averting a tragedy.
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Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:47am MST
Haim had flulike symptoms before he died and was getting over-the-counter and prescription medications, Police Sgt. William Mann said.
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New runaway Prius incident in New York State
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:52am MST
Another Toyota Prius is being blamed for out-of-control acceleration following an incident in Harrison, N.Y., as the besieged automaker dealt with a new high-profile new headache.
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Minority babies set to become majority in 2010
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:50am MST
Demographers say this year could be the "tipping point" when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies born to whites.
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Minority babies set to become majority in 2010
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:50am MST
Demographers say this year could be the "tipping point" when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies born to whites.
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U.S. lays out set of common school standards
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:19am MST
New educational standards say 4th graders should know the difference between poetry and prose, 8th graders must be able to prove Pythagoras’ theorem.
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Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie's son
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:51am MST
Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death -
7-year-old calls 911, saves family from attack
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:23pm MST
A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday. -
Mass. Sen. Scott Brown to release memoir in 2011
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:30pm MST
Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years by winning the seat once held by Sen. Edward Kennedy, has a book deal. -
Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:18pm MST
Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater. -
Retired NY police leader's replacement now leaving
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:23pm MST
The replacement for the New York State Police superintendent who retired amid the scandal enveloping Gov. David Paterson announced his own retirement Tuesday after just a week in the top job. -
Governor: Retain parole records on sex offenders
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:00pm MST
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday ordered California corrections officials to keep sex offenders' parole records indefinitely after he learned the files of a man now charged with killing a 17-year-old girl had been destroyed. -
LA cops seek man who robbed Florida sugar baron
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:40pm MST
A well-dressed man who talked his way into a Florida sugar baron's hotel room and stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry may be the same person who pulled similar scams on a Mexican soccer team, a salsa band and an Israeli basketball team when they visited Los Angeles, police said Tuesday. -
2nd ex-cop charged in Katrina coverup
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:39pm MST
A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty. -
Probation report cites predatory traits of suspect
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:22pm MST
A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering California teenager Chelsea King contained a psychiatrist's conclusion that the defendant had "significant predatory traits" toward underage girls and should be kept in prison for as long as possible. -
Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:20pm MST
The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after neglect by a contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to detect explosives. -
Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:58pm MST
A ring accused of helping people from the Mideast obtain student visas by taking proficiency exams and classes for them has exposed a vulnerability in tracking foreign students.
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Professors banish laptops from classrooms
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:47pm MST
Professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, among many others.
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Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:00pm MST
A federal indictment accuses a Pennsylvania woman of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and promote terrorism overseas, NBC News reports.
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Suspect in Newark airport breach pleads guilty
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:40pm MST
A graduate student from China charged with a security breach in Newark that led to worldwide flight delays pleads guilty and apologizes.
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NJ wildlife council votes in favor of bear hunt
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:14pm MST
New Jersey residents weary of frequent visits from bears may see a lot less of them come late fall. -
Ex-Detroit mayor arraigned on probation violation
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:53pm MST
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been arraigned on a probation violation and released on a $10,000 personal bond pending another hearing. -
Judge issues gag order in Calif. teen murder case
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:10pm MST
A convicted sex offender charged with murdering one teen and suspected in the death of another appeared in court Tuesday as a judge issued a gag order and delayed a key hearing in the case. -
Anti-gay Calif. state senator: I’m gay
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:59am MST
Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn says he is gay, ending days of speculation that began after his arrest for investigation of driving under the influence.
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Police search New Orleans for missing exec
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:19am MST
A body pulled from the Mississippi River near the French Quarter is that of a missing Texas oil company executive, police say. -
Superintendent fires gun during history class
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 9:01am MST
The superintendent of a rural Montana school district says he was showing students his black powder muzzleloader when he accidentally fired the weapon during a history lesson. -
Woman: Bank wrongly took house, parrot
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:53am MST
A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot. -
Weddings begin for D.C. same-sex couples
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:58am MST
Same-sex couples started picking up marriage licenses and tying the knot in the nation's capital as the city became the sixth place in the U.S. to permit gay marriage.
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Bankers winning financial reform battle
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:19am MST
As Congress inches toward a new set of rules to avert another global financial collapse, the score so far looks like Bankers 1, Consumers 0. -
NYT: Defectors: Church of Scientology hides abuse
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:52am MST
After 13 years and growing disillusionment, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, decided to leave Sea Org, the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running. Now, 56 years after its founding, the church is fighting off calls by former members for a Reformation.
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Tornado destroys five homes in Okla.
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:35am MST
Authorities say at least five homes and a barn owned by the county government were destroyed in a tornado in western Oklahoma.
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Gunman kills one, injures two at Ohio State
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:31am MST
A Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two workers, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, police said. -
NYT: Public pension funds ‘going to Vegas’
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:46am MST
States and other government bodies are making riskier investments to get higher returns for their pension funds in an attempt to pay all the benefits promised to retirees.
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Biden assures Israel of U.S. security commitment
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:11am MST
Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and said the agreed resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks provided a "moment of real opportunity" for peace. -
Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:05am MST
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. -
Freed missionary arrives in U.S. from Haiti jail
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:26pm MST
One of two U.S. Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti is released , but the group’s leader remains in custody.
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Ore. faith healers get 16 months for son's death
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:55pm MST
The judge who sentenced an Oregon couple to prison Monday for the death of their son says members of their church must quit relying on faith healing when their children's lives are at stake. -
Calif state senator says he's gay after DUI arrest
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:21pm MST
Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said Monday he is gay, ending days of speculation that began after his arrest last week for investigation of driving under the influence.
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Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:38pm MST
Eamonn Higgins has never earned a college degree in his own name, but prosecutors allege that for the past seven years the 46-year-old has been going to school non-stop for dozens of other students.
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Man accused in NYC of helping terror group
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:29pm MST
An African man provided money and was trained with weapons and explosives in a bid to help a terrorist organization seeking to destabilize Somalia and attack U.S. interests, prosecutors say. -
Court to rule in military funeral protest case
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:12pm MST
The Supreme Court is entering a dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers."
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Officials to step up civil rights enforcement
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:00pm MST
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure students have equal access and opportunity. -
Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:45pm MST
Detroit is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
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Seniors pinched by rising costs for home care
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:20pm MST
As states struggle with red ink, more seniors face new fees or lengthy waiting lists for in-home services like meal deliveries, personal care assistants and visiting nurses.
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Major rock slide closes I-70 in western Colorado
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:16pm MST
A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch of the highway in western Colorado. -
Sea lions killed for eating too many salmon
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:25pm MST
Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, including dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets.
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Execution delayed for inmate who overdoses
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:48pm MST
Gov. Ted Strickland postpones the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell and was found unconscious just hours before his execution.
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Lil Wayne sentenced to year in jail
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:44pm MST
The rapper, who has been one of the music genre's most prolific and profitable figures in recent years, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
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At universities, is better learning a click away?
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:27pm MST
As classroom clickers have become more commonplace across U.S. campuses, a divide has emerged over just how sophisticated they should be.
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Major rock slide closes I-70 in western Colorado
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:16pm MST
A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch of the highway in western Colorado. -
Father, son shot by gunman in Dallas
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:08pm MST
A gunman apparently angry over business dealings wounded a father and son at their financial services company inside an office building Monday, then shot himself, police say.
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Woman believed oldest in America dies
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:58am MST
A New Hampshire woman certified as the oldest person living in the United States has died.
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Obama takes health care push on the road
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:16am MST
President Barack Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies Monday in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant public and skittish Democrats behind his health overhaul legislation.
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Major slide closes I-70 in western Colorado
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:06am MST
A 17-mile stretch of Interstate 70 has been closed in western Colorado after a rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on the highway. -
Karl Rove: I did not pull dirty tricks
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:10am MST
Though the Republican strategist acknowledged he has become synonymous with a bare-knuckled style of politics, he insisted in an interview airing Monday that the reputation is undeserved. He also spoke emotionally about his mother’s suicide when he was 30.
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NYT: Edwards’ affair earns Enquirer respect
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:24am MST
In breaking the story around former presidential candidate John Edwards' infidelity, The National Enquirer has beaten mainstream papers at their own game.
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Ethics cases bruise Harlem’s political heart
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:47am MST
Ethics clouds over Rangel and Paterson produce moods ranging from anger to soul-searching.
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Jet with 74 aboard makes emergency landing
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:38am MST
Officials say a jet carrying 74 people made an emergency landing at the Aspen airport after smoke entered the pilot's cabin. -
Obama wants former top Army intel officer at TSA
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:48am MST
President Barack Obama said he wants a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration. -
Man, 22, found dead at Carnegie Mellon frat house
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 6:26pm MST
A former student who had been celebrating a friend's birthday by drinking and socializing was found dead Sunday in a Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house, police said. -
Remains of girl found near recent killing
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 5:09pm MST
When 17-year-old Chelsea King vanished last month, Maurice Dubois had a sinking feeling that his 14-year-old daughter had fallen victim to the same killer.
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Suspected gunman killed outside Walmart in Texas
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 4:10pm MST
A man walked into a Walmart in Texas carrying at least two guns before engaging in a shootout with police outside the store, authorities said. The man was killed and an off-duty officer in the store who had tried to stop him was injured. -
With new $100 bill, Franklin gets a makeover
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:42pm MST
Aiming to stay a step ahead of counterfeiters, the government is planning a new design for the $100 bill that will be unveiled next month, the Treasury Department said Friday. -
Funds sought for missing persons database
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 2:37pm MST
A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.
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WWII-era plane crashes off Fla. Panhandle; 2 dead
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:33pm MST
A neurosurgeon and one other person were killed when the World War II-era plane they were in crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle. -
Kansas City wants to close half its public schools
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 11:20am MST
Kansas City was held up as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by making them better than the suburban districts where many kids were moving. The result was one school with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and another with recording studios. -
Sources: U.S.-born al-Qaida spokesman held
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 11:14am MST
Pakistani officials reverse course on a recently captured American suspected of being a member of al-Qaida, saying the man is not the terror network's U.S.-born spokesman.
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Obama's health care pitch to Dems: Trust me
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 8:39am MST
In private pitches to Democrats, President Barack Obama says he will persuade Congress to pass his health care overhaul even if it kills him.
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Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 4:49am MST
Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood.
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Police: 8 teens shot while leaving Indiana concert
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:24pm MST
Authorities say eight teenage boys were shot while leaving a Gary, Ind., skating rink where they were attending a concert. -
Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:06pm MST
Christian-based materials that leave out evolution dominate a growing home-school education market that encompasses more than 1.5 million students in the U.S. -
Maine fire chief dies on way to fatal snow crash
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:06pm MST
A man who crashed his snowmobile into a tree in Maine has died — along with a fire department chief who was on his way to rescue him. -
NYT: U.S. enriches firms defying Iran policy
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:58am MST
The U.S. has rewarded companies with more than $107 billion in contracts and loans while they were doing business with Iran, despite efforts to discourage investment there, The New York Times reports.
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Girl, 6, killed after wandering onto Minn. freeway
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:16am MST
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 6-year-old girl wandered into freeway traffic near Minneapolis, where she was struck and killed by an SUV. -
1-person towns to Census: Count me in
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 10:03am MST
The Census Bureau estimates that there are four incorporated towns in the U.S. with just one person. But residents in three of those places say they aren't the only ones living there.
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Pentagon shooter little known by neighbors
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:33am MST
John Patrick Bedell was so withdrawn that people in the California community where his parents and grandparents are civic leaders knew little about him — until he opened fire at the Pentagon.
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Census count kicks into high gear
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 8:58am MST
The Census Bureau’s once-a-decade population count kicks into high gear this month when the government agency mails out forms to more than 130 million addresses across the country.
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Test your U.S. census knowledge
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 8:54am MST
Take a quiz to test your knowledge of U.S. facts and figures gleaned from U.S. census data. -
NYT: Detroit aims to resurrect an iconic ruin
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:46am MST
Despite a vote by the City Council last year to demolish Michigan Central Station, many in Detroit now want to find a new use for the 97-year-old building.
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Woman bitten by bear at Wis. zoo, fingers severed
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 1:38am MST
Police say a bear bit off a woman's fingers at a Wisconsin zoo after she ignored barriers and warning signs to try to feed the animal. -
D.C.'s female condom giveaway first for U.S. city
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:12pm MST
The first city program to distribute female condoms free is an official acknowledgment of the futility of relying solely on the use of male condoms.
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Air Force base in Nev. shuts entrance after threat
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:20pm MST
Military officials say the main entrance of an Air Force base outside Las Vegas was shut down after a man made a verbal threat to a guard at the gate. -
Ex-Detroit mayor loses appeal over restitution
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:59pm MST
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, desperate to stop a judge from forcing him to come up with $320,000 in special restitution payments, struck out Friday with a higher court and now faces a hearing on whether he violated probation. -
Feds: 68 fatal ODs linked to Kan. clinic
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:51pm MST
A new indictment implicates a Kansas doctor and his wife in nine additional patient deaths, bringing to 68 the number of fatal overdoses the government contends are linked to their clinic. -
Muslim group: Police detained praying men
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:10pm MST
A Muslim advocacy organization contends police in Nevada detained seven Muslim men who were praying in a shopping center parking lot and told them they were acting suspiciously. -
Murder claim complicates family rape case
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:37pm MST
One of the six suspects in a case involving bizarre allegations of rape, incest and bestiality in western Missouri has been accused of forcing their young victims to kill a man.
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2 NYC officers charged in $1 million perfume heist
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:31pm MST
Two New York City police officers helped carry out a $1 million perfume heist at a New Jersey warehouse last month, acting like bumbling amateurs by using their own IDs to rent trucks that later tied them to the crimes, according to a federal complaint filed Friday.
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Mush! Despite money woes, Iditarod returns
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:28pm MST
The 38th running of the world's most famous sled dog race begins Saturday amid depleted finances that have slashed the cash purse even as the cost of competitive mushing continues to climb. Yet the mystique of the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race keeps drawing mushers from around the world, including a first this year — a rookie from Jamaica.
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Expecting flood, Fargo bags sand
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:42pm MST
Spring could bring disastrous flooding to the Upper Midwest, forecasters are warning. And folks in the Fargo, N.D., area are taking precautions after calamities last year and the year before.
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Doctor guilty in wife’s cyanide death
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 1:30pm MST
A doctor accused of lacing his wife's calcium supplement with cyanide so he could be with his mistress is convicted of aggravated murder.
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‘Amazing Grace’ leaves $7m for alma mater
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:59pm MST
An Illinois woman who lived through the Great Depression and worked as a secretary for 43 years before passing away at age 100 has left $7 million to Lake Forest College.
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School tech workers on leave amid webcam probe
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:54pm MST
Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district that secretly activated webcams on students' school-issued laptops are on paid leave amid an FBI wiretap investigation. -
S.F. activists protest free ‘toxic’ compost
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:26pm MST
A environmental advocacy group says San Francisco's free compost is processed sewage sludge that belongs in a hazardous waste dump, not in people's gardens.
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Cold snap decimates Florida tomato crop
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:24pm MST
A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. Sunshine State growers lost some 70 percent of their crop during January's prolonged cold snap.
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Ex-Alabama mayor sentenced for corruption
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:33am MST
Larry Langford, the disgraced former mayor of Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, was sentenced on Friday for his role in a high-profile federal corruption case.
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U.S. won't protect controversial bird
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:21am MST
The Interior Department won't list sage grouse as endangered or threatened but will classify the bird among species that are candidates for federal protection.
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U.S. upgrading security with more scanners
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:02am MST
The Transportation Security Administration is fielding a second, more widespread wave of full-body scanners at U.S. airports.
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Administration close to 9/11 trials' reversal
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:10am MST
In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Obama opt for military tribunals for the self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind and four others.
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2 NYC officers charged in $1 million perfume heist
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:48am MST
Two New York City police officers are among five people charged with robbing about $1 million of perfume from a northern New Jersey warehouse. -
2 men charged with murder after Ill. fire kills 7
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 7:58am MST
Murder and arson charges have been filed against the owner and manager of an apartment building in a Chicago suburb where seven people died in a fire on Valentine's Day. -
6 people killed when bus collides with semi
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 7:47am MST
Federal transportation officials say the bus that rolled over on a busy interstate outside Phoenix, killing six people and leaving 16 others injured, was operating illegally from Mexico.
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Navy captain demoted for berating her crew
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:59am MST
A Navy captain was demoted because she berated and assaulted her crew, not because she led her guided missile cruiser on a drag-race with another U.S. warship in the Pacific, an investigation shows.
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Kidnap victim Dugard shares home videos
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:42am MST
Held captive for 18 years in a ramshackle backyard compound, Dugard is seen cooking with her sister and mother and riding horses in recently shot home videos aired on ABC Friday.
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Snow expected to cloud employment report
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 5:57am MST
U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs in Feb., leaving the unemployment rate steady at 9.7 percent, bolstering views the economy was on the brink of creating jobs.
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NYT: States under fire as cuts free inmates
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:42am MST
Complaints and new arrests have prompted some states to reconsider giving prisoners time off for good behavior. -
D.C. sniper apologizes to victim
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:12am MST
A Louisiana man shot by Lee Boyd Malvo before the criminal spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area in 2002 has received a letter of apology from the convicted sniper.
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Obama aides near reversal on 9/11 trials
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:00pm MST
President Obama's advisers may urge a military tribunal for Khalid Sheik Mohammad, four others, rather than a civilian trial in New York City.
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Police: $800 robbery preceded Wis. slayings, fire
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:47pm MST
Two felons were charged Thursday with homicide and arson in the deaths of a mother, her two young children and a woman who also was the men's alleged accomplice in a case that began with an $800 robbery. -
Police: Calif. mother dumped newborn in trash
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:43pm MST
Jessie Canfield was attending a surprise birthday party with family and friends when she began feeling discomfort and cramping then ducked into a bedroom for several hours.
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Shooting reported at Pentagon Metro entrance
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 5:24pm MST
A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police officers had been behaving erratically, and his family feared in January that he had bought a gun.
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Army chief sees 'anxiety' on lifting ban on gays
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 5:07pm MST
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey said Thursday he sees anxiety in the armed services over how possible changes in the law that bans openly gay servicemen and women would be implemented.
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Fire the teachers? When schools fail, it may work
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 4:36pm MST
When all the teachers were fired from Central Falls High School last week in a sweeping effort at school reform, their superintendent gave them a taste of the accountability President Barack Obama says is necessary.
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Teen girls’ suicide pact stuns Pa. town
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 2:49pm MST
As the high-speed Acela train came thundering down the rails, a teenage girl screamed at her friends to get off the tracks. But Gina Gentile and Vanessa Dorwart did not move.
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N.J. blogger: Rants were sanctioned by FBI
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 2:30pm MST
A right-wing New Jersey blogger charged with threatening federal judges tells a jury that his racist Internet rants were an FBI-sanctioned ruse. -
Rowdy students block campus in funding rally
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 2:11pm MST
Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a California university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.
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Woman gets life sentence for burning dancer
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:49pm MST
A San Fernando Valley woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for dousing a bikini dancer with gasoline and setting her on fire at a club called "Babes & Beer." -
Swedish rapper gets 15-to-life for L.A. killing
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:08pm MST
Prosecutors say the David Moses Jassy killed John Osnes in November 2008 after the pedestrian activist banged on the hood of his rented SUV when it stopped in a crosswalk. -
Is a Jewish wedding ahead for Chelsea Clinton?
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 12:34pm MST
Her mother is a churchgoing Methodist. Her father is a Southern Baptist. Yet could Chelsea Clinton be planning one of the biggest Jewish weddings of the year?
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New York governor's top press aide resigns
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 12:33pm MST
Black leaders in New York City say they believe Gov. David Paterson should stay in office amid allegations he and his staff interfered in a domestic violence case involving a top governor's aide.
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Officials: Small plane crashes into Va. house
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 12:24pm MST
Officials say a plane crashed into a house in central Virginia, killing the pilot and setting the building on fire. -
U.S. workers caught in vicious cycle
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 11:49am MST
American workers are pitching in harder, picking up the slack for laid-off co-workers and squeezing more profit from every hour worked. That can't last forever. -
15 states, D.C. named ‘Race to the Top’ finalists
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 11:33am MST
The U.S. Department of Education named 16 finalists Thursday in the first round of its "Race to the Top" competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants. -
Imam to face judge in NYC terrorism plot case
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:58am MST
An imam linked to the suspects in an aborted suicide bomb plot against New York City pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to the FBI — a deal sparing him serious jail time but forcing him to leave the country. -
911 calls released in SeaWorld trainer death
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:20am MST
Officials have released recordings of the 911 calls made after a SeaWorld Orlando trainer was pulled into water by a killer whale last week. -
Cops: Infertility treatment cost led to arsons
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:07am MST
Police say a fire department volunteer set fire to his home twice in two days because he wanted insurance money to pay for infertility treatment for his wife. -
Marine pleads not guilty to arranging rape online
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:53am MST
A California Marine accused of using Craigslist to arrange the rape of an ex-girlfriend in Wyoming has pleaded not guilty to five felonies. -
Missing teen’s father sees ‘eerie’ link to murder
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 7:37am MST
Maurice Dubois said Thursday that he is "concerned there is a connection" between the disappearance of his teenage daughter, Amber, and John Albert Gardner III, who is in custody on suspicion of the murder of another teen, Chelsea King, and was interviewed by police regarding Amber.
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U.S. panel set to vote on Armenian genocide
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 7:03am MST
A House panel approves a measure recognizing the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians as genocide, despite pressure from the Obama administration and Turkey to drop the matter. -
Trekkers ski off towards North Pole
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 7:00am MST
Adventurer Eric Larsen has set off to reach the North Pole — part of his goal of becoming the first person to trek to both poles and the top of Mt. Everest in the same year.
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Coast Guard crew survives Utah crash
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:52am MST
Authorities say snow and wind affected visibility in remote Utah mountains where a Coast Guard helicopter went down as it returned home from the Olympics.
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Some Dems still wary of Obama's health push
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:46am MST
House Democratic leaders are pushing to finish far-reaching health legislation and hold a climactic vote in the next three weeks, aiming to overcome reluctance from rank-and-file lawmakers. But they conceded Thursday they may not meet President Barack Obama's challenge for swift action.
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Dems ready to oppose health bill over abortion
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 5:39am MST
A congressman says he and 11 other Democrats will vote against the overhaul bill unless a provision subsidizing abortion is removed.
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Coast Guard crew survives crash in Utah mountains
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 3:13am MST
Authorities say snow and wind affected visibility in remote Utah mountains where a Coast Guard helicopter went down as it returned home from the Olympics, but they still don't know if that's what caused the crash. All five people aboard survived. -
Four jailed over plot to attack U.S. bases
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 2:49am MST
A court sentenced four men who were convicted over a foiled 2007 plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany, giving them prison terms of up to 12 years.
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3 teachers removed over choice of black heroes
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 6:32pm MST
Three Los Angeles elementary school teachers accused of giving children portraits of O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul to carry in a Black History Month parade have been removed from their classrooms. -
Social workers guilty in starvation case
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:19pm MST
Four social workers are convicted in a fraud case stemming from the starvation death of a disabled Philadelphia teen whose emaciated body was found with maggot-infested bedsores.
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R.I. school leader calls for talks, not mass firing
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:13pm MST
A district superintendent who fired all the teachers from one of Rhode Island's most troubled schools under federal guidelines says that she is willing to negotiate with its teachers union. -
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ hero retiring
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 2:42pm MST
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted a US Airways flight during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January of last year, retired Wednesday.
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‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ study already under fire
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:57pm MST
The leaders of a new Pentagon study promised Congress on Wednesday an honest assessment on whether allowing gays to serve openly might cause troops to lose their edge in battle. -
Obama: Give health care an 'up or down' vote
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:38pm MST
President Barack Obama urged Congress Wednesday to vote "up or down" on sweeping health care legislation in the next few weeks, endorsing a plan that denies Senate Republicans the right to kill the bill by stalling with a filibuster.
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Wounded Conn. nurse, armed patient recovering
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:23pm MST
Investigators are looking into an elderly heart patient's possible "psychiatric issues" after he allegedly tucked a revolver into the folds of his hospital gown and shot a nursing supervisor who tried to wrest the gun away. -
Idaho plan would pay kids to graduate early
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:08pm MST
Idaho lawmakers have proposed giving scholarships to high school students who enroll in college early. -
Toyota’s fix not working, some owners say
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:49am MST
U.S. officials said they are probing complaints of some Toyota owners who say they are still having trouble with sudden acceleration after their recalled cars were fixed by dealers.
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Ala. university shooting victim recovering
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:32am MST
A teacher is recovering from a mass shooting that killed three colleagues and injured two others, while accused shooter now sits in jail facing potential death penalty charges.
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Starbucks sticks to gun policy despite outcry
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:27am MST
Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it's legal and said it does not want to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate.
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Angry Mich. judge punishes tardy prospective juror
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 9:56am MST
A Michigan judge has ordered a stay-at-home mom to attend a murder trial and serve 24 hours in jail because she arrived late for jury selection. -
Teen held after blast at Detroit grade school
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:49am MST
A 14-year-old student was in custody after an explosion inside a Detroit school, WDIV TV reports. -
3 kids die, 2 critically injured in Detroit fire
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:49am MST
Fire swept through a Detroit home, killing three children and critically injuring two others who escaped out a second-floor window, authorities said Wednesday.
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Soldiers turn to gardens for therapy, defiance
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:44am MST
Gardening can be therapeutic for troops trying to shake the stresses of war. Such "defiant gardens" have cropped up at combat outposts in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Our garden was nothing big, but it reminded me of what once was and what someday would be again," said one soldier.
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Same-sex marriage becomes legal in D.C.
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:19am MST
About 150 same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday, the day the unions became legal in the nation's capitol.
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JFK tower allowed a kid to direct air traffic
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 6:01am MST
An air traffic controller at JFK was suspended after his young son was permitted to give radio instructions to pilots. NBC News has learned the controller brought his daughter into the tower the next night.
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Newlyweds spend first night in jail
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:07am MST
A newlywed Massachusetts couple spent their wedding night in separate jail cells after police said the bride tried to run over an old flame of the groom. -
Texas executes man convicted of killing Brazilian
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:01pm MST
The state of Texas has executed a Dallas-area man convicted of fatally shooting a Brazilian engineer. -
N.Y. state police chief retires amid scandal
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:52pm MST
The head of the New York State Police announces his abrupt retirement, becoming the second public safety official to depart amid a scandal threatening Gov. David Paterson and his administration.
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KKK-style hood on UC San Diego campus
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 4:16pm MST
University of California San Diego police were investigating a KKK-style hood that was placed on a statue outside the main campus library. -
3 guilty in child starvation case
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 3:10pm MST
For more than a week, Ria Ramkissoon watched passively as her 1-year-old son wasted away, denied food and water because the older woman she lived with said it was God's will.
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Once a school diversity leader, N.C. retrenches
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 2:19pm MST
A North Carolina school system is moving away from a policy of busing children to schools outside their neighborhood to achieve diversity. -
Sea lions slowly returning to S.F. pier
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:58pm MST
Sea lions are returning to San Francisco's Pier 39 after an abrupt disappearance that left tourists disappointed and experts baffled. -
Pacific Northwest at risk for mega earthquake
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:44pm MST
The disaster in Chile has brought new attention to an undersea fault along the Pacific Northwest capable of producing the same type of mega earthquake and inflicting heavy damage on bustling cities like Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
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LA sued over new law targeting medical pot shops
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:24pm MST
A crackdown by Los Angeles on medical marijuana is drawing its first legal challenge. -
Smithsonian refuses Simpson’s acquittal suit
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:04pm MST
What O.J. Simpson wore when he was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife and her friend was the suit seen around the world during one of the most watched televised moments in history.
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Man convicted of killing his ex-football coach
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:32am MST
Mark Becker stood passively Tuesday as a jury found him guilty of murder in the shooting of a nationally known Iowa high school football coach.
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Obama to incorporate GOP ideas in health plan
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:20am MST
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was open to four new Republican proposals on health legislation in a gesture of bipartisanship meant to jump-start his stalled overhaul drive.
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Court looks at reach of Second Amendment
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 10:17am MST
The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it will strike down U.S. cities' outright bans on handguns, a ruling that could establish a nationwide ownership right fervently sought by gun advocates. But the justices indicated less severe limits could survive, continuing disputes over the "right to keep and bear arms."
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Penalty phase begins in serial killer's OC trial
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 9:23am MST
Convicted California serial killer Rodney Alcala apologized Tuesday to a woman who was 8 years old when he beat and molested her then left her for dead more than 50 years ago. -
Family holds out hope for Calif. teen’s return
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 9:21am MST
California law enforcement officials say a convicted sex offender was linked to the death of Chelsea King through DNA matching of semen found in the victim's clothing.
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Southeast snowstorm is heading north
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 8:25am MST
Hundreds of flights were canceled at Atlanta's international airport on Tuesday as snow hits the Southeast and makes its way north. -
Postal Service mulls dropping Saturday delivery
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 8:14am MST
The post office is renewing its effort to drop Saturday delivery — and plans a rate increase — in an effort to fend off a projected $7 billion loss this year.
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NYT: Acceleration issues seen in pre-’07 Camrys
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:53am MST
NYT: Documents show that many Toyota Camrys built before 2007, which weren’t recalled, have been linked to a comparable number of speed-control problems as recalled Camrys. -
US Marines land on Iwo Jima to mark anniversary
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:02am MST
Hundreds of U.S. Marines landed on the remote island of Iwo Jima on Tuesday to prepare for the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest and most iconic battles. -
Funds sought for ill 'Stand and Deliver' teacher
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:34pm MST
Cast members of the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver" are appealing for donations to help the movie's real-life subject, an East Los Angeles high school teacher, pay his medical bills. -
Police: Fake bridal show signs up thousands
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:57pm MST
Scammers set up a Web site advertising a fake bridal show billed as the "biggest and most extravagant" and used it to steal from thousands of brides-to-be and their vendors, police say. -
Life support ends for Calif. officer in shootout
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:15pm MST
After praying four days for a miracle, the family of a California police officer critically wounded in a gunbattle seemed to accept Monday it wasn't going to happen.
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SeaWorld workers describe speed of fatal attack
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:42pm MST
A killer whale that dragged a trainer to her death eluded SeaWorld workers who furiously unfurled nets while it swam pool-to-pool during the attack last week, according to witness statements released Monday.
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Mo. officer to stand trial on sex assault charges
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 4:46pm MST
The top police officer in a remote eastern Missouri town was ordered to stand trial Monday on charges that he sexually assaulted two members of the Boy Scout troop he led after an investigator testified that the officer had confessed to the crimes. -
Man wrongfully convicted of rape gets pardon
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 4:15pm MST
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Monday pardoned a man who died in prison after serving more than 13 years for a wrongful rape conviction.
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Drug gangs taking over U.S. public lands
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:08pm MST
Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.
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Chicago gun ban goes before U.S. Supreme Court
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:01pm MST
Four Chicagoans will take their seats inside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to argue against the city's 28-year-old ban on handguns.
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SC judge rejecting Susan Smith's appeal
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:41pm MST
A judge plans to throw out Susan Smith's request for a new trial unless the South Carolina mom convicted of leaving her two young sons in her car to drown in 1994 can come up with better arguments. -
Power restored in much of storm-battered Northeast
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:32pm MST
Many of the more than 1 million Northeastern homes and businesses plunged into the dark by a storm were running on electricity Monday, three days after the hard-hitting combination of snow, rain and hurricane-force winds. -
Man electrocuted by urinating on power line
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:13pm MST
Authorities believe a Washington man was killed by accidentally urinating on a downed power line after a car crash. -
2 dead in apparent murder-suicide at Va. day care
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:57pm MST
Police in suburban Washington, D.C., say a man and woman died in an apparent murder-suicide at a home used as a day care. -
Hazmat crews respond to Utah IRS office
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:54pm MST
An official with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service says a suspicious substance found at an IRS building in Ogden, Utah, is not hazardous.
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Man denies killing abandoned tot’s mom
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:36pm MST
A New Jersey man accused of abandoning his young daughter at a Delaware gas station has pleaded not guilty to murdering the toddler's mother. -
Amtrak train hits fire truck on tracks in Detroit
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:25pm MST
Authorities say a Chicago-bound Amtrak train with at least 76 people aboard has slammed into a fire truck that was stopped on the tracks in southwest Detroit. -
Judge: Kidnapping suspect competent for trial
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:15pm MST
A federal judge says the man charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart is competent to stand trial.
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Fort Hood suspect moving from hospital to jail
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 11:35am MST
An attorney says the Army psychiatrist charged in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military base will soon be moved to a county jail near Fort Hood after four months in a military hospital.
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‘Temperamental’ pet bull kills owner in Pa.
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 10:39am MST
An eastern Pennsylvania man was attacked and killed by a "temperamental" pet bull a day before his 53rd birthday, the coroner's office said Monday. -
Shark attacks plunge — thanks to economy?
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 10:21am MST
Shark attacks in the U.S. fell sharply in 2009, according to a report released Monday, and the scientist behind the data thinks the reason could have been the weak economy.
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Supreme Court dismisses Uighers' appeal
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:39am MST
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal Monday from the seven Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay because they have been offered another place to live. -
Obama aims to reduce school dropouts
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:28am MST
President Barack Obama is offering $900 million in grants to states and school districts to turn around low-performing schools — but recipients would have to take drastic action, such as replacing principals, reopening schools as charter schools or closing them outright.
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Search spreads for Calif. teen; sex offender held
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:05am MST
Authorities and volunteers are widening a search for a 17-year-old missing in San Diego County after a registered sex offender was arrested in connection with her disappearance.
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Senate impasse puts federal employees out of work
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 8:39am MST
Two thousand federal transportation workers were furloughed without pay on Monday, and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame for it.
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Obama aims to reduce school dropouts
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 7:58am MST
President Barack Obama is offering $900 million in grants to states and school districts to turn around low-performing schools — but recipients would have to take drastic action, such as replacing principals, reopening schools as charter schools or closing them outright. -
Embattled Ark. senator faces primary challenge
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 7:13am MST
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said Monday he's seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Blanche Lincoln, challenging the two-term incumbent as she faces the toughest fight of her political career. -
Teen dies after highway jump from SC ambulance
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:57am MST
A teenager has died after jumping out of a moving ambulance on an interstate highway in South Carolina. -
Deadly orca attack prompts debate
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:54am MST
The death of a SeaWorld trainer raises anew the question of whether some beasts, especially the biggest ones, have any business being tamed to entertain.
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1 in 4 parents believe vaccines cause autism
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:30am MST
One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated. Extensive research has found no connection between autism and vaccines. -
Madoff whistleblower: ‘No One Would Listen’
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:00am MST
While a lot has been written about Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, few actually know the dramatic details of how Harry Markopolos and a small group of sleuths went about investigating the fraud that reached around the globe. In "No One Would Listen," Markopolos shares his story. An excerpt.
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Homebuyer credit not jolting housing market
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:45am MST
It sounded like a great idea three months ago: Hand homeowners a $6,500 tax credit to find a new place to live, giving a thrust of energy to the housing market's recovery. -
Forbes: Where you can get ahead quickly
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:42am MST
Professional success often requires some degree of sacrifice. Surprisingly, one of those sacrifices might include moving to the outskirts of some big cities.
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NYT: Many polluters escape prosecution
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:46am MST
Thousands of the nation’s largest water polluters are outside the E.P.A.’s reach because the Supreme Court has left uncertain which waterways are protected.
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Teen dies after falling into sewage pit
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:05am MST
A teenage worker taking out the garbage at a Long Island doughnut shop fell into a sewage pit and died.
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Arson suspects grew up together in Texas church
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:04am MST
Even as authorities closed in, one of the two suspects in a string of east Texas church fires attended a Sunday service and went to a Baptist ministry on his junior college campus for a free meal.
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Brother, sister die in car crash near Conn. home
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:25am MST
A teenager driving with his younger sister has crashed into a utility pole near their Connecticut home, killing both of them. -
Arrest made in case of missing California girl
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:11am MST
Authorities and volunteers are widening a search for a 17-year-old missing in San Diego County after a registered sex offender was arrested in connection with her disappearance. -
Senate impasse puts federal employees out of work
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 10:04pm MST
Two thousand federal transportation workers are being furloughed without pay on Monday, and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame for it.
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Unattended toddlers die in NC fire; mother charged
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 9:13pm MST
Authorities in North Carolina say two toddlers left without adult supervision have died in a house fire, and their mother has been charged with murder. -
Farrakhan: Obama faces ‘white right’ trouble
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 8:24pm MST
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, boasting his divine stature, predicts trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and urges him to do more to improve the lives of blacks.
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US family killed in Belize plane crash
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 7:19pm MST
Authorities in Belize have identified the victims of a small-plane crash as a family from Albany, New York, and a prominent Belizean businessman. -
Nearly 200K still without power after US storm
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 3:41pm MST
Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds. -
Gun fans cheer Starbucks’ stance on the armed
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 3:03pm MST
Dale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun. -
RFK's grandson decides against run for US House
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 2:43pm MST
Joseph P. Kennedy III, the son of a former congressman and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, said Sunday he had decided against running for the U.S. House from Massachusetts this year. -
Underage drinking? Colleges may tell mom, dad
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 1:29pm MST
At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to parents to curb the problem of underage drinking.
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More than 200K still powerless after winter storm
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 12:11pm MST
More than 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the U.S. Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds. -
Pa. man dies when 911 calls unheeded
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 12:04pm MST
After a Pittsburgh man dies in a storm when emergency help doesn't arrive, city officials order an investigation and reforms.
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Medical checkup: 48-year-old Obama 'fit for duty'
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 11:11am MST
President Barack Obama hasn't kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old's first medical checkup as commander in chief. -
Up-or-down vote sought on health care
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 11:05am MST
The White House calls for a "simple up-or-down" vote on health care legislation as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeals to Democrats to get behind it even it if threatens their political careers. -
Colleges enlist parents to curb problem drinking
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 10:27am MST
At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking. -
Philly police: Jewel thieves leave child behind
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 9:09am MST
Philadelphia police say a pair of thieves made off with some expensive jewelry but left behind a 4-year-old boy. -
The doctor's in: Obama getting routine physical
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 6:59am MST
President Barack Obama's doctor says the commander in chief's first medical checkup since he took office finds the 48-year-old is in "excellent health" and is "fit for duty." -
Protests, grand jury challenge ‘toughest sheriff’
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 5:39am MST
For years, Joe Arpaio has been the rare politician whose popularity remained rock solid no matter the criticism. But today, some indicators have changed for the 77-year-old lawman.
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NYT: Dem centrists pose challenge for Obama
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 4:57am MST
The future of President Obama’s health care overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats — abortion opponents and fiscal conservatives.
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10 hurt as ice, glass crash into NYC atrium
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 2:45am MST
Ice broke through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City injuring 10 people, officials said.
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Snowpocalypse to snowicane: Hype reigns
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 11:12pm MST
The snowmenclature smackdown among meteorologists started with "snowmageddon" and "snowpocalypse." But "snowicane" just did it for the National Weather Service.
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Climate panel, under attack, seeks review
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 9:15pm MST
The Nobel Prize-winning international scientific panel studying global warming is seeking independent outside review for how it makes major reports.
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Hawaii returns to normal after tsunami scare
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 6:35pm MST
Hawaii tourism officials hope the publicity churned up by the tsunami that struck the Aloha State Saturday afternoon won’t keep visitors from coming to the island.
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Obama signs one-year extension of Patriot Act
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 6:10pm MST
President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the main U.S. counterterrorism law, the Patriot Act. -
Enron's Jeff Skilling takes fight to Supreme Court
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 3:32pm MST
Former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling lost the first half of the fight of his life when a jury convicted him nearly four years ago for committing fraud while at the helm of the once high-flying energy trader. -
Hawaii braces for tsunami after quake
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:55pm MST
A tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile has swept ashore in Hawaii. There are no immediate reports of damage.
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1 killed, 7 injured in dance team van crash in Va.
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:29pm MST
A van carrying a Temple University dance team to a competition in North Carolina crashed in southern Virginia early Saturday, killing one student and injuring seven others, police said.