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New Canadian Operator For Niagara Falls Tour Boats
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) A new company has been chosen to operate the tour boats that have ferried sightseers to the base of Niagara Falls from the Canadian shore for more than 100 years. The Niagara Parks Commission on Wednesday
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Schools Work to Balance Gay, Religious Rights
Schools nationwide are working to balance gay and religious rights ever since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed a law school to deny recognition to a Christian group that did not allow gay members. The decision in June 2010 backed
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Boston College Fights Release of Secret Ira Tapes
BOSTON (AP) Boston College is challenging a federal judge's order to release oral history project interviews with seven ex-Irish Republican Army members. Under terms of a treaty, U.S. officials plan to share those interviews with Northern Ireland police investigating a
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Immigration Chief Seeks to Reassure Silicon Valley
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) The Obama administration's top immigration official says he wants to keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs in the U.S. But to make that happen, he said he needs those entrepreneurs to turn their creativity to immigration itself.
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Feb. 21 The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee on politicking and social welfare groups: Voters have a right to know who tries to sway elections and influence politicians with their
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Police Say Wash. School Shooting Leaves 1 Injured
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) Police say a shooting at a Washington state elementary school appears to have left a student injured. The Kitsap Sun reports (http://bit.ly/zAHGFg) that Bremerton police and emergency crews were dispatched to the school at around 1:30 p.m.
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Va. House Scraps Invasive Pre-Abortion Requirement
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Amid a public uproar that prompted Virginia's governor to withdraw his support, Republican legislators on Wednesday dropped a bitterly contested proposal to require that women seeking abortions undergo invasive ultrasound imaging, likely dooming the bill. The Republican-controlled
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Va. House Waters Down Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia Republican legislators have scrapped a bitterly contested proposal to require women seeking abortions to undergo invasive ultrasound imaging, likely dooming the bill. The Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted 65-32 for an amended bill that requires only
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Pro-Obama Group Runs Anti-Romney Ads in Michigan
WASHINGTON (AP) An independent group supporting President Barack Obama's re-election bid is running ads in Michigan chiding Republican candidate Mitt Romney for opposing the $80 billion auto industry bailout. The ad from Priorities USA Action draws attention to a column
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Religion News in Brief
NC board vows to keep praying in Jesus' name SALISBURY, N.C. County commissioners plan to continue offering Christian prayers at public meetings, regardless of warnings from a civil liberties group about recent court rulings affirming a ban on the practice.
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Union Suing to Block Indiana Right-To-Work Law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Union members went to federal court Wednesday to ask a judge to block Indiana's new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the divisive legislation. The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150
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Dui Charges Against Steelers' Ward Dropped
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) Prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and Dancing With the Stars winner Hines Ward. DeKalb County Prosecutor Sonja N. Brown said Wednesday that Ward pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was given a year
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Gov. Mcdonnell Balks at Contentious Abortion Bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell facing outrage from women, national ridicule from television comedians and appeals from GOP moderates came out Wednesday against a bill that would require transvaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions. McDonnell, a social conservative
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Scientist Admits Taking, Leaking Think-Tank Papers
WASHINGTON (AP) In the field of climate science, when someone especially skeptics did something ethically questionable or misrepresented facts, scientist Peter Gleick was usually among the first and loudest to cry foul. He chaired a prominent scientific society's ethics committee.
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NY Court Decision Bolsters Anti-Fracking Movement
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A New York court decision has bolstered a movement among towns determined to prevent the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas within their borders. A state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday upheld the town of
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Report: Crime at US Public Schools on The Decline
MIAMI (AP) Violent crime at the nation's schools is declining, and students and schools are reporting less bullying and gang activity. But new government data reports an increase in cyber bullying and youth suicides. "Cyber bullying issue has really moved
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US Students Sue Over Pepper-Spray Incident
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A California university where campus police pepper-sprayed peaceful student demonstrators last year is facing a federal lawsuit. Nineteen students and alumni at the University of California, Davis filed the complaint in U.S. District Court in Sacramento on
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UC Davis Students Sue Over Pepper-Spray Incident
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A California university where campus police pepper-sprayed peaceful student demonstrators last year is facing a federal lawsuit. Nineteen students and alumni at the University of California, Davis filed the complaint in U.S. District Court in Sacramento on
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Groups Challenge Shell Oil'S Arctic Air Permit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil out of Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air permit that was granted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The nine groups have sued in the
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Ohio Dem Seeks Apology For Gop Leader'S Obama Quip
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A Democratic state lawmaker is asking the Ohio House speaker to apologize for a joke suggesting President Barack Obama should be jailed but Republican William Batchelder says he won't take back what he viewed as a light-hearted
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Fact Sheet: 2012 Dodge Charger
2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 BASE PRICE: $25,495 for base SE; $28,495 for base SXT; $29,995 for base R/T; $45,795 for base SRT8. PRICE AS TESTED: $50,405. TYPE: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, five-passenger, large, performance sedan. ENGINE: 6.4-liter, overhead valve, Hemi, 90-degree V-8
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Charger, Dodge'S Large Sedan, Impresses
Forget about retro, nostalgia stuff. The 2012 Dodge Charger is an impressive, large, rear-wheel drive sedan for today's buyers who want to stand out from the crowd. Revamped for 2012, the expressively styled, four-door Charger can look like a snarl
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Prosecutor: Glock Lawyer Used Role to Steal Money
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) A Georgia prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that a former attorney for gun manufacturer Glock Inc. was essentially running the company's U.S. operations and used his position to steal millions from his employer. In his opening statement, Cobb
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Ejected Passenger Dragged by Train in US Dies
ROCHESTER, New York (AP) Authorities in New York are investigating the death of a passenger apparently dragged by a train after being kicked off for drunkenness. Police tell local media that 44-year-old Troy Patrick Zabawczuk got off the Chicago-bound train
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High Court Torn Over Law Banning Lies About Medals
WASHINGTON (AP) Free speech cases before the Supreme Court often lead justices to consider far-fetched scenarios, and Wednesday's argument over a law making it a crime to lie about having received top military honors was no exception. One after another,
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