After 4 years, nearly half of Madoff's billions recovered for victims
NEW YORK (AP) - When he was first told in 2008 about Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme, attorney David Sheehan had a response that now sounds inconceivable. "Who," he wondered, "is Bernie Madoff?"...
View ArticleMichigan lawmakers approve right-to-work bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - As the chants of angry protesters filled the Capitol, Michigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable...
View ArticleMan kills 26 at Conn. school, including 20 kids
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A man opened fire Friday inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in their...
View ArticleHigh court fight looms over right to carry a gun
WASHINGTON (AP) - The next big issue in the national debate over guns - whether people have a right to be armed in public - is moving closer to Supreme Court review.
View ArticleConnecticut victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner....
View ArticleIowa lottery winners fund new football stadium
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa couple who won a $202 million Powerball jackpot in September is donating $3 million to their son's high school for a new football stadium - but the gift comes with a catch.
View ArticleArmored backpacks and a rush on guns after Conn.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The reaction to the Connecticut school shooting can be seen in gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation: Anxious parents are fueling sales of armored backpacks for...
View ArticleSnow in Midwest leads to fatal 25-vehicle pileup
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers and sending drivers sliding over slick...
View ArticleObama nominates Kerry for secretary of state
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, elevating the longtime lawmaker and foreign policy expert to the top diplomatic job he had...
View ArticleGrim limbo for NYC's nursing home evacuees
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of elderly and disabled New Yorkers who were hurriedly evacuated from seaside nursing homes and assisted living residences after Superstorm Sandy are still in a grim limbo two...
View ArticleGun group offers training for Utah teachers
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - English teacher Kevin Leatherbarrow holds a license to carry a concealed weapon and doesn't see anything wrong with arming teachers in the aftermath of the deadly...
View ArticlePolice: NYC subway push victim was from India
NEW YORK (AP) - The man who was shoved to his death in front of a subway train Thursday night was a 46-year-old from India who lived in New York City and worked for a printing business, police said.
View ArticleBrain image study: Fructose may spur overeating
This is your brain on sugar - for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the American diet, can trigger brain changes that may lead to...
View ArticlePaparazzo killed after taking shots of Bieber car
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In the world of paparazzi, one image of the rich or famous can be like winning the lottery. But the hunt for that shot can be dangerous - even deadly.
View ArticleMartian rock from Sahara desert unlike others
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists are abuzz about a coal-colored rock from Mars that landed in the Sahara desert: A yearlong analysis revealed it's quite different from other Martian meteorites.
View ArticleTheater shooting victim's dad to attend reopening
DENVER (AP) - The father of a man killed in the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater says he will be present at the reopening, even though his daughter-in-law and relatives of some other victims...
View ArticleProsecutors to outline evidence in theater deaths
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Nearly six months after a bloody rampage in a Colorado movie theater left 12 people dead, prosecutors will go to court Monday to outline their case against the suspect, James...
View ArticleJudge: Release unredacted Calif priest files
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge on Monday ordered the release of thousands of pages of personnel files that would identify Roman Catholic priests accused of child molestation and their leaders in the church.
View ArticleGiffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday as her Arizona hometown paused to mark the second...
View ArticleColorado theater shooting "mini-trial" ends
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - A hearing laying out the evidence against the accused gunman in the Colorado theater shooting ended Wednesday with the defense deciding not to call witnesses to explain James...
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