Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new
Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation _ an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds... |
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Former Rep. Shays aide expected to plead guilty
The campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays is expected to plead guilty to charges of embezzling campaign funds. Michael Sohn, of Fairfield, Conn., is scheduled to enter his pleas Thursday in U.S. District... |
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Ex-Detroit councilwoman gets 37 months for bribery
A former Detroit city councilwoman was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after a federal judge refused to set aside her guilty plea during a stormy court hearing dominated by a dispute... |
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Police surprised by teacher-student sex confession
In his 28 years with the Burbank Police Department, Sgt. Robert Quesada had never heard of anything quite like it: A well-respected teacher at one of the city's public schools walks into police headquarters and... |
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Mass. patron who paid for conjoined twins' op dies
A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined twins has died. A. Raymond Tye was 87. Daughter Carol Rose... |
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Drug arrests latest black mark on RI police force
After three Providence police officers were arrested last week in a cocaine-peddling sting, Chief Dean Esserman called it a "hard day" for the department. The department has endured its share of hard days in recent... |
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Passenger removed from flight at Miami airport
Authorities say a flight from Miami to the Dominican Republic had to return to an airport gate because of an unruly passenger. Miami International Airport spokesman Greg Chin says American Airlines flight 683, bound... |
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Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request
A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. The Itawamba County school... |
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Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online
Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia. But online, federal authorities say, the devoted caretaker developed a... |
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Sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale
Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat. Typhoon Restaurant Inc., which owns The Hump restaurant,... |
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Calif. woman arrested, 60 dogs seized from home
A California woman has been arrested after animal control officers found 60 dogs in crates inside her small Lakeside home east of San Diego. Sixty-five-year-old Alice Via was arrested Wednesday for investigation of... |
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NJ judge scolded for mocking defendant's English
The New Jersey Supreme Court's disciplinary committee has publicly reprimanded a lower-court judge who belittled an immigrant defendant's poor English skills and compared another defendant to O.J Simpson. Ocean County... |
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Va. gov counters state atty. gen.'s advice on gays
Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to public colleges. The governor issued... |
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Study: Law officers struggle to readjust after war
For soldiers patrolling in Iraq and Afghanistan, death can come from a bomb hidden in a trash pile or an innocent-looking face in the crowd. Returning home alive can depend on the quick turn of a steering wheel or pull... |
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Fla. gov fights for Everglades amid US Senate race
Gov. Charlie Crist's grand plan to revive the dying Florida Everglades by buying back the land, a key part of his legacy, could be on the cusp of collapsing and dealing another blow to his Senate hopes. A panel that... |
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Dallas man suspected in office shootings dies
Dallas police say a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse said 60-year-old Robert Mustard died... |
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Families: 3 Americans detained in Iran call home
Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came, the conversation lasted only about a minute, she said, "so it was... |
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NYC judge: Govt must stop blocking money to ACORN
A federal judge who found it unconstitutional that Congress tried to cut funding to the activist group ACORN has rejected a government request to change her mind and has ordered government agencies to make it clear the... |
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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai... |
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Ga.'s system to defend the poor still reeling
Georgia's public defender system is still trying to recover its financial footing five years after a courthouse gunman racked up a $3 million taxpayer-funded defense tab on the way to his conviction. The state's ailing... |
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