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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
May 24, 2013 GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the... more »»
Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set
May 24, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the... more »»
Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race
May 24, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scanda. more »»
Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
May 24, 2013 MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. more »»
Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin
May 24, 2013 ORLANDO, Fl. more »»
Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
May 24, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not... more »»
Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
May 23, 2013 ORLANDO, Fla. more »»
Suit filed over Conn. gun law passed after Newtown
May 23, 2013 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Gov. Dannel . more »»
Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban
May 23, 2013 GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to... more »»
Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor
May 23, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the... more »»
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
May 23, 2013 ST. PAUL, Minn. more »»
Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies
May 23, 2013 LAKELAND, Minn. (AP) — When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. more »»
37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare
May 23, 2013 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. more »»
Senate panel approves immigration bill
May 22, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid... more »»
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects — but no arrests yet
May 22, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. more »»
Texas judge: Lesbian couple can't cohabitate
May 22, 2013 MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A judge has ruled that a North Texas lesbian couple can't live together because of a morality clause in one of the women's divorce papers. more »»
Stocks gain on reassurance from a top Fed official
May 22, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday. more »»
Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
May 22, 2013 MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thankin... more »»
Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections
May 22, 2013 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states.In letters to the U.S. more »»
Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor
May 22, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit... more »» |
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