Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an ...
Oklahoma officials: Tornado search, rescue ongoing
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma ...
Conn. lawmakers to seek hearings on derailment
Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the ...
Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic ...
Atheists to put books next to Bibles in Ga. parks
A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's ...
Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures
In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until ...
Court won't get involved in Miss. redistricting
The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. The Mississippi ...
Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment
Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment ...
Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat ...
Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site
Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and ...
AP NewsBreak: Judge laments man's return to prison
A Montana judge said he fears he's done a "soul-wrenching injustice" to a man he freed from prison after more than 27 years, only to see him ordered ...
Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law
The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling ...
Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot
Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters ...
Georgia governor engaged in Bible dispute
When Ed Buckner and his family went to a north Georgia state park to celebrate his son's birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in ...
Edwards reactivates law license, speaking at event
Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time ...
Cuban prisoner settles lawsuit against Md. company
An American imprisoned in Cuba settled a lawsuit Thursday against the company he was working for when arrested, a lawsuit that claimed he wasn't ...
Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback
Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday ...
Prince Harry ends US visit with Conn. polo match
Britain's Prince Harry helped lead a polo team to victory in a charity match before a society crowd Wednesday in Greenwich, wrapping up a weeklong ...
Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race
Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters more than most. But the family ...
For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it's personal
As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal ...
IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings
The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking ...
Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage
With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do ...
Vt. poised to allow lethal meds for terminally ill
Vermont is poised to join three other states permitting doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients after the state ...
Vikings see the light with design of new stadium
Opening the roof over the new home of the Minnesota Vikings would have forced planners of the $975 million project to eliminate some of the fancy ...
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