National News
ACORN branches rename, rebrand after video scandal (AP)
- March 15, 2010 at 05:55 AM
- AP - Affiliates of the once mighty liberal activist group ACORN are remaking themselves in a desperate bid to ditch the tarnished name of their parent organization and restore federal grants and other revenue streams that ran dry in the wake of a video scandal.
Gay seniors come out late, start second lifetime (AP)
- March 15, 2010 at 02:01 AM
- AP - Those who work with seniors say they're seeing growth in the number of people in their 60s, 70s and 80s coming out of the closet as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
No word from woman freed in alleged plot, mom says (AP)
- March 14, 2010 at 02:12 PM
- AP - A Colorado woman who says she is the mother of an American held and later released in Ireland over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist said Sunday she does not know where her daughter or grandson may be.
Culture clash: European art provokes Muslims (AP)
- March 14, 2010 at 07:01 PM
- AP - With the West locked in conflicts across the Muslim world, why would anyone throw fuel on the fire?
CA bills push rules for ski, snowboard industry (AP)
- March 15, 2010 at 04:05 AM
- AP - On a ridge near the 8,600-foot summit of Alpine Meadows ski resort, 17-year-old snowboarder Lucas Fuller scopes out the many chutes and bowls that radiate out from Ward Peak.
Red River rising faster than expected in ND, Minn. (AP)
- March 14, 2010 at 05:43 PM
- AP - North Dakota and Minnesota residents who fought off record flooding a year ago in a frantic one-week sandbagging effort were jolted Sunday by the prospect of doing it over again.
Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield (AP)
- March 14, 2010 at 07:21 PM
- AP - This sprawling metropolis is built atop one of the richest oil basins in the world. Wells dot the city landscape, some hidden behind hollow building facades much like a Hollywood movie set, or, in the case of Beverly Hills High School, encased in a tower painted with flowers.
Gov't says it cannot explain runaway Prius (AP)
- March 15, 2010 at 05:15 AM
- AP - The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
Rain damage, detours hinder commutes in Northeast (AP)
- March 15, 2010 at 05:36 AM
- AP - A torrential rainstorm that brought heavy winds to the Northeast, causing damage and flooding, created some minor headaches for commuters Monday.
'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA (AP)
- March 15, 2010 at 05:40 AM
- AP - Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of "Mission Impossible" as well as the satire of the "Airplane" films, has died.
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