Kentucky Derby winner Orb has 1st jog since win
Comment () Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — Orb is becoming quite comfortable in the rain. The Kentucky Derby winner returned to the track for the first time since splashing his way to victory at Churchill Downs,...
View ArticleArmed Man Shot Dead at Houston Airport
Panicked travelers fled Bush Intercontinental Airport's Terminal B Thursday afternoon Comment () Tweet A man died Thursday afternoon after entering the ticketing area of Houston's Bush Intercontinental...
View ArticleManchin: Gun bill to be reintroduced
Comment () Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the architects of failed gun control legislation says he's bringing it back. Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday said he would re-introduce a measure that would require...
View ArticleHouse OKs honoring Birmingham, Ala., victims
Comment () Tweet By HENRY C. JACKSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four young victims of a deadly Alabama church bombing that marked one of the darkest moments of the civil rights movement are...
View ArticleCourt rejects Alabama appeal over immigration law
Comment () Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Alabama's appeal to revive portions of a state immigration law, including a section that made it a crime to harbor people who are...
View ArticleRare 1913 nickel fetches over $3.1M at auction
Comment () Tweet SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — A rare century-old U.S. nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of...
View ArticleObama eyes higher-profile role on immigration
Comment () Tweet By JULIE PACE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul...
View ArticleSKorean president to address Congress
Comment () Tweet By MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) is getting a grand welcome from Congress on Wednesday as her country and the...
View ArticleNigeria president declares state of emergency
Comment () Tweet LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president has declared a state of emergency across three northeastern states because of ever-increasing guerrilla attacks by Islamic extremists....
View ArticleDaycare owners arraigned in Calif. swaddling case
Comment () Tweet PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) — The attorney for two Northern California sisters facing charges that they endangered the lives of infants at their daycare by binding them too tightly in...
View ArticleZimbabwe's president: New tasks for Africa's spies
Comment () Tweet HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president says Africa's intelligence services must prepare for fresh onslaughts by foreigners and the continent's former colonizers to grasp its...
View ArticleDeal would reduce sentence for Enron's Skilling
Comment () Tweet By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors and attorneys for convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling say they have reached an agreement that will...
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: Big, bold Kentucky Derby hats
Comment () Tweet By The Associated Press, Associated Press The Kentucky Derby is known as much for hats and high fashion as it is for fast horses. This year, rains are swamping Churchill Downs, but...
View ArticleNext NRA head says members 'fighters for freedom'
The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobbying group and a penchant for bold statements that are sure to enflame an already explosive...
View ArticleObama asserts he still has influence in Washington
Comment () Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asserting that he still retains influence in the capital despite recent setbacks. Obama says "things are pretty dysfunctional on Capitol...
View ArticleBacker of broader gun checks not giving up fight
Comment () Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the principal sponsors of defeated gun background check legislation says he isn't giving up on getting a bill passed. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin...
View ArticleNRA Director, Ted Cruz Slam Obama on Gun Prosecutions
Gun advocates rally in Houston, cheer defeat of recent gun bill Comment () Tweet Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, criticized President Obama for using the Newtown tragedy to push gun control. Gun rights...
View Article>NRA's new president has penchant for bold words
HOUSTON (AP) — The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobby and a penchant for bold statements that are sure to enflame an already...
View ArticleNRA's new president has penchant for bold words
Comment () Tweet By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a penchant for bold statements that are sure to enflame an already explosive...
View ArticleIsrael OKs barrier in Palestinian Christian area
Comment () Tweet JERUSALEM (AP) — A lawyer for a convent in a Palestinian Christian town near Bethlehem says she will appeal an Israeli court ruling allowing construction of a segment of Israel's...
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