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Obama: Joplin graduates are source of inspiration
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) President Barack Obama says the graduating seniors of a Missouri town devastated by deadly tornadoes are a "source of inspiration" to him and the nation. Obama says the story of Joplin, Mo., is one of a community
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Garcelle Beauvais writing children's book series
NEW YORK (AP) Actress Garcelle Beauvais is planning to share life lessons through a series of children's books. A statement released Monday says the "Franklin & Bash" star has an agreement with Stranger Comics for three books that will "address
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Surgical scars some see as racist provoke SD march
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) Hundreds of people marched Monday in support of a man who says the letters KKK were carved into his stomach by a surgeon at a South Dakota hospital. A YouTube video featuring 69-year-old Vern Traversie, a
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Who will drones target? Who in the US will decide?
WASHINGTON (AP) White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new procedure to vet both military and CIA targets. The
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US airline exec found guilty in child porn case
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) Jurors convicted the founder of a cargo airline on child pornography charges Monday, siding with prosecutors who said he had explicit online chats with undercover officers posing as young teenage girls and collected numerous illegal images. Robert
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Texas airline exec found guilty in child porn case
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) Jurors convicted the founder of a Texas cargo airline on child pornography charges Monday, siding with prosecutors who said he had explicit online chats with undercover officers posing as young teenage girls and collected numerous illegal images.
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Court: Gay Ohio student may wear T-shirt to school
CINCINNATI (AP) A gay student who sued his Ohio high school for prohibiting him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays will be allowed to wear the shirt to school whenever he chooses. A judgment agreed to
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Fort Hood bomb plot suspect wears mask in court
WACO, Texas (AP) A soldier accused of planning to bomb Fort Hood troops in a restaurant last summer wore a mask in court for the first time Monday as a jury was selected in his federal trial. Pfc. Naser Jason
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Today In History
Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 150th day of 2012. There are 216 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1453 - Turks capture Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire. Some historians list date as end of
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RI economic agency meets with Schilling
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has concluded his meeting with Rhode Island's economic development agency on the finances of his troubled video game company. Schilling and the Economic Development Corp. had a closed-door meeting on 38
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Mistrial declared in DJ Williams' DUI case
DENVER (AP) Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams' trial on driving under the influence and traffic charges ended in a mistrial just hours after it began Monday after his lawyer objected to how jurors were selected. Williams' lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, asked
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US board: No clemency for Canadian on death row
HELENA, Montana (AP) The parole board in Montana on Monday recommended that a Canadian man on death row be denied clemency. Ronald A. Smith's case now goes to Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who has the final say on the matter. Smith
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New disciplinary action in Dover war remains case
WASHINGTON (AP) The Air Force has reprimanded for a second time a colonel accused of retaliating against workers at the Dover, Del., military mortuary who reported the mishandling of body parts of some of America's war dead. In a written
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Mont. board: No clemency for Canadian on death row
HELENA, Mont. (AP) The Montana Parole Board on Monday recommended that a Canadian man on death row be denied clemency. Ronald A. Smith's case now goes to Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who has the final say on the matter. Smith is
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NAACP chief urges blacks to support gay marriage
BALTIMORE (AP) NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said Monday he hopes the civil rights organization's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to support marriage equality as a civil right if the question is put to voters on the ballot in
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NAACP chief: Marriage equality is a civil right
BALTIMORE (AP) NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said Monday he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to support marriage equality as a civil right if the question is put to voters on the ballot in Maryland or
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Watchdog group goes after anti-Obama pastor
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) An eastern Kentucky Baptist pastor troubled by President Barack Obama's views on gay marriage violated federal law when he urged his followers to vote the president out of office in November, a Washington watchdog group said. Pastor
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Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate
NEW YORK (AP) Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Monday on behalf of dioceses, schools and health care agencies that argued the requirement violates
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Watchdog group goes after anti-Obama pastor in Ky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) An eastern Kentucky Baptist pastor troubled by President Barack Obama's views on gay marriage violated federal law when he urged his followers to vote the president out of office in November, a Washington watchdog group said. Pastor
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Obama snubs Pakistan head over supply routes
CHICAGO (AP) In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The prolonged slump in U.S. relations with Pakistan clouded a NATO summit where nations
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Indian student gets 30 days in US webcam case
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (AP) A former university student from India who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail in a case that focused attention on anti-gay bullying, teen
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Sheriff: Gang started prison riot in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A gang fight in a prison for illegal immigrants quickly escalated into a riot involving as many as 300 inmates, some lashing out with sticks or homemade knives as the uprising spread through the sprawling prison, a
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Forced to fly solo, even on family vacations
NEW YORK (AP) If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they're on the same plane. Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to
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Wis. recall leaders struggle to gain momentum
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Amid signs that the effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker is losing ground, Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders are preparing a fundraising and get-out-the-vote push to regain momentum in the final weeks before the June recall
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1 held, 1 sought in $115K Vegas casino chip grab
LAS VEGAS (AP) Police say a wig-wearing 24-year-old California man is jailed and a second man is sought after an attempt to pepper spray a blackjack dealer and snatch $115,000 in chips at the Bellagio casino on the Las Vegas
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