House Votes To Continue The War In Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after...
Hawk Brought Down Marine Chopper
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A bird strike caused a deadly helicopter crash at Camp Pendleton last year that killed two Marines, according to a...
East Bay City Puts Controversial Soda Tax On November Ballot
RICHMOND, Calif. -- Voters in Richmond are set to decide whether to make the San Francisco Bay area city the nation's first municipality to tax...
Evidence Of Marijuana Found In Trayvon’s Blood
ORLANDO, Fla. — Medical examiners found evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin's system after he was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer, according to...
Does New Mexico’s Oil And Gas Industry Need More Inspectors?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A watchdog group called into question Thursday whether New Mexico can continue developing oil and natural gas in a responsible way...
‘Just Like Anybody Else…It Hurts’: Debate To Give Death Row Inmate $56,000 Hip Replacement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A condemned killer's fight to receive surgery for agonizing hip pain pushed Kentucky officials into an uncomfortable debate over security, politics and...
White Powder Mailing Case Costing Taxpayers Millions
DALLAS — Federal authorities say they hope to solve the worst white powder mailing case in U.S. history because the letters are tying up first...
White House Aims To Curb Prison Rape
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials Thursday to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape as it issued mandatory screening, enforcement...
Supreme Court Health Care Ruling Could Mean Life Or Death For Some
WASHINGTON -- Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she...
White House Announces Ambassador To Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has named the first full ambassador to Myanmar in more than two decades as U.S. political ties warm with the...
House GOP Dodges Cuts
WASHINGTON -- Even as they press cuts to foreign aid, food stamps and a host of domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are...
MDC Student To Plead Guilty To Threat Against Obama
MIAMI -- Court records show a Miami college student intends to plead guilty to making threatening posts against President Barack Obama on Facebook. A change...
