More ↓
Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS
Nation Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amObama picks budget official to run troubled IRS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service...
US, Turkey project united front on Syria
Nation Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amUS, Turkey project united front on Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark...
Deal reached in lawsuit over child pornography
Nation Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amBy BILL DRAPER
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn by a girl who was 2 years old when Kansas City...
Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes
Nation Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amTexas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes
GRANBURY, Texas — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area....
Missile defense system tested over Pacific Ocean
State Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amMissile defense system tested over Pacific Ocean
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii (AP) — The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy sailors completed a successful test of a missile...
Scranton shared close bond with NBC hit show
Entertainment/People Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa. — NBC’s long-running “The Office” was a faux documentary about cubicle life. The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. didn’t...
Hawaii islands expect high surf this weekend
State Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amHawaii islands expect high surf this weekend
HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service says Hawaii residents can expect higher-than-normal surf this weekend.
Weather forecasters say...
Hawaii unemployment drops to 4.9 percent in April
State Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amHONOLULU— Hawaii’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in April, the state’s lowest rate since October 2008, officials said Thursday.
The state Department of Labor and Industrial...
California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot
Nation Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amPowerball frenzy sweeps California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over...
Authorities arrest man in terror case
Nation Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06amBy TODD DVORAK
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist...
