
Sylvia Woods, who started Harlem restaurant, dies
Sylvia Woods, founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that carries her name and is a must-stop for locals, tourists and politicians, has died

Ex-chairman of Penn State board of trustees quits
A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees resigned on Thursday, becoming the first board member to do so in the wake of the ...

Service members to march in gay pride parade
The Defense Department on Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time

Family of missing Iowa cousins consults attorney
Authorities investigating the disappearance of two Iowa cousins missing for nearly a week said Thursday it is a distraction that one set of parents ...

FBI raids City Hall in New Jersey's capital
FBI agents raided City Hall in New Jersey's capital on Thursday, a day after searching the home of the city's embattled mayor, his brother and a ...

Arrest made in Pa. kidnapping try caught on video
Widely publicized surveillance video lead a suspect to surrender to trying to kidnap a 10-year-old girl off a sidewalk near her Philadelphia home.
Pa. monsignor seeks probation in landmark case
The first U.S. church official convicted of endangering children in the priest-abuse scandal asked Thursday for probation instead of prison, saying ...
Warrants: Suspects in death involved in sex ring
Three murder suspects who shared a home equipped with a "sex dungeon" and bondage devices may have targeted a Marine's wife to satisfy their fetishes, ...

Strategist is central figure against gay marriage
Four years ago, Frank Schubert was a well-paid political consultant for what he jokingly calls "the forces of evil" — tobacco, timber and ...

APNewBreak: Shooting victim discusses Ala. rampage
The first person wounded in a shooting rampage in Alabama said Thursday that the gunman asked where to find a black man then opened fire in what the ...

Boxer's bloody nose leads to bank robbery charges
Martin Tucker won his latest boxing match, but a bloody nose in the ring could send him to prison for bank robbery. The FBI said it obtained a swab ...

Tenn. mosque not ready to open for Ramadan's start
Tennessee Muslims who won a court battle to occupy their new mosque learned Thursday they won't be able to begin worshipping there for the start of ...
Miss Oregon gives up crown over residency dispute
Miss Oregon has given up her crown following questions about her residency. KGW reports (http://bit.ly/MMhzKi ) Rachel Berry will not be able to ...

US Navy helicopter with 5 crew crashes in Oman
A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Thursday in the Gulf nation of Oman with five crew members aboard, according to the U.S. military. Lt. Greg Raelson, ...
Jamaican DJ admits he left US before drug trial
A popular Jamaican DJ, who admitted he left the United States 10 years ago before his scheduled trial on drug charges, pleaded guilty Thursday to one ...
Trade secrets case sentencing pushed back to Aug.
The sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for a software developer caught with more than 1,000 confidential Motorola Inc. documents before boarding ...

Divers with sonar to search lake for Iowa cousins
A dive team using sonar equipment will search a northeast Iowa lake for evidence of two missing cousins who disappeared nearly a week ago, an FBI ...
List of Emmy Award nominations in major categories
Nominees in major categories for the 2012 Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Drama Series: "Boardwalk ...

Police probe death of pilot who stole aircraft
Authorities are trying to determine how a pilot suspected in a homicide was able to slip into a small Utah airport and steal an empty passenger plane ...
Message in bottle resurfaces after 35 years in Vt.
A long-lost message in a bottle has resurfaced 35 years after a Vermont boy sent it off in a favorite swimming hole. The glass bottle with a note was ...
More than 1,000 turtles slowly escape captivity
More than 1,000 turtles made a slow-speed escape from their turtle farm in northwest Georgia. Turtle farmer David Driver tells sheriff's officials he ...

Trayvon's Parents: Death was not part of 'God's plan'
Following George Zimmerman's first televised interview, the parents of the unarmed teen who was shot and killed reject the shooter's claim

Lake, landfill searched for missing Iowa cousins
As the mystery surrounding the disappearance of two cousins in northeastern Iowa enters its seventh day, the search has moved to a landfill and a ...
Police: Pa. mom changed her kids' grades
A Pennsylvania woman allegedly changed her children's grades after logging into a school computer system using passwords obtained when she worked for ...

BC-10 Things to Know for Thursday
1. LOOKING AT WHAT'S NEXT FOR SYRIA Government forces shell neighborhoods in and around Damascus a day after a bombing that killed three of its ...