US admiral says Navy forces are prepared to confront Iran
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:51:22 GMT
The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran's military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region.
Man charged in plot to kill Utah Gov. Gary Herbert
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:42:41 GMT
A Utah man who police say threatened to assassinate Gov. Gary Herbert is now facing multiple felony charges.
Search resumes at recycling center in case of Josh Powell
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:36:07 GMT
The Pierce County sheriff's office says a search has resumed at a recycling center near Puyallup, Wash., for papers that Josh Powell is believed to have dumped before he killed himself and his two sons in a house fire last week.
Florida man commits suicide at gun range, wife found dead at home
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:25:43 GMT
Police in southern Florida were investigating Sunday after a man killed himself at a gun range and his wife was found dead at their home.
Police arrest mom after she allegedly punches son during anger management class
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:13:00 GMT
A Louisville woman was arrested after allegedly punching her son in the face during her anger management class, WDRB.com reports.
Veteran's fake military record raises questions about charity where he worked
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:01:12 GMT
A veteran’s fake military record is raising questions about the charity he served, the Houston Chronicle reports.
More than a thousand remember Powell boys at public funeral
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:15:24 GMT
More than a thousand people mourned the deaths of Charlie and Braden Powell at a public funeral Saturday, nearly a week after the young boys' father killed them and himself in a gas-fueled blaze.
Faces beyond the numbers of long-term unemployed
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT
J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built. He helps pack his wife's lunch, downs some eggs or cereal for breakfast, pores over online and ne...
Questions raised over gun NH boy used in school
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:36:01 GMT
A southwestern New Hampshire town where a teen shot himself in the face in a crowded school cafeteria is trying to answer questions about it a day later, including how he got a gun into school.
Man charged in video-taped beating of gay Georgia man
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:32:47 GMT
Atlanta police have arrested a suspect in the beating of a 20-year-old gay man that was captured on a widely viewed video.
State senator, wife attacked at western NY casino
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:04:16 GMT
A state senator and his wife said Saturday they were attacked and beaten at a Niagara Falls casino hotel after the lawmaker tried to break up an argument between two men, one of whom accused him of hating the Indian tribe that owned the resort.
Questions raised over gun NH boy used in school
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:24:38 GMT
A teen who shot himself in the face in a crowded elementary school cafeteria in southwestern New Hampshire had residents Saturday asking how he got a gun into school and expressing concern for h...
Inmate gives birth inside Pennsylvania jail cell
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:59:18 GMT
A woman taken to a northeastern Pennsylvania prison last month gave birth to twins in her cell, authorities said. One of the newborns later died.
Remains found on serial killer's tip identified as victim, authorities search for more
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:34:37 GMT
Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been preliminarily identified as one of his victims, and authorities continued to search another site for the remains of as many as 10 people.
Unions expect right-to-work will cost them members
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:06:10 GMT
After losing their fight against right-to-work legislation, labor organizers are making a desperate bid on shop room floors and at union halls to persuade members to keep paying their union dues and avoid crippling labor's influence in Indiana.
US faces tough fight in cash smuggling crackdown
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:03:37 GMT
Jeanette Barraza-Galindo conspicuously left her bags of teddy bears and throw pillows on a bus during an inspection at the Texas-Mexico border — and professed ignorance about the $277,556 officers found hidden inside. The bags were handed to her at a bus station, gifts to be given to a child upon her return to Mexico, she told investigators.
Texans on wrong side of border fence grow anxious
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:13:50 GMT
Max Pons is already anticipating the anxiety he'll feel when the heavy steel gate shuts behind him, leaving his home isolated on a strip of land between America's border fence and the violence r...
Penn class teaches students how to live like monks
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:41:58 GMT
Looking for a wild-and-crazy time at college? Don't sign up for Justin McDaniel's religious studies class.
Greece's grim choice: deep budget cuts or default
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:20:50 GMT
Why would Greece accept more pain when unemployment is at 21 percent, the economy is enduring its fifth year of recession and rioters are hurling gasoline bombs in the streets of Athens? ...
No discipline planned at North Dakota degree mill
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:18:55 GMT
No immediate discipline is planned for any Dickinson State University employees in the wake of an audit determining the school awarded hundreds of degrees to foreign students who didn't earn the...
Investigators seek answers to Houston's deathCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Whitney Houston's life of glorious song and unnerving self-destruction apparently ended in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Grammy weekend, but it could be weeks before investigators know exactly why she died....
Induced labor allows dying Texas man see daughterCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
DALLAS (AP) -- Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child....
Man to face Alabama trial in wife's diving deathCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A dream honeymoon to scuba dive on Australia's Great Barrier Reef turned into a terrible nightmare, and the horror is about to play out years later in a courtroom in Alabama....
Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandateCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling....
The fight begins: Obama's budget going to CongressCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. To help a weak economy, Obama's proposal Monday requests increases in transportation, education and other areas....
Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctorCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
CHICAGO (AP) -- It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box....
White House: Matter of time before Assad fallsCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's chief of staff says it's only a matter of time before the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad collapses....
More human remains found at Calif. ranchCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
LINDEN, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities on Sunday unearthed more skull fragments and other human remains, along with clothes, a purse and jewelry, in a well in rural Northern California, an area where a convicted serial killer said there may be 10 or more victims....
Trial opens 2 years after feds break up militiaCompare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
DETROIT (AP) -- Seven members of a Midwest militia accused of plotting to overthrow the government are set to stand trial, where jurors will decide whether federal authorities prevented an attack by homegrown extremists or simply made too much of the boasts by weekend warriors who had pledged to "take our nation back."...
Bobby Brown on Miss. stage: 'I love you, Whitney'Compare
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:11 +0000
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) -- It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed Saturday night before thousands just hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills....
