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Secret Service agent fired in 2008 prostitute case
WASHINGTON (AP) Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan says an agent was fired in 2008 after being caught in a Washington prostitution scandal. Sullivan told a Senate panel that the on-duty agent was caught trying to hire an undercover police officer
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States turning to new tolls to pay for highways
WASHINGTON (AP) Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay. With Congress unwilling to contemplate an increase in the federal gas tax, motorists
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NYC gets first elementary school Arabic classes
NEW YORK (AP) An elementary school in Harlem is the first in New York City to offer regular Arabic-language instruction. City officials are joining founders of the program at Public School 368 for an official announcement Wednesday. The program is
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Secret Service boss: 'I apologize'
WASHINGTON (AP) Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has apologized for the conduct of employees caught up on a Colombia prostitution scandal. At a Senate hearing on the scandal Wednesday, Sullivan apologized "for the conduct of these employees and the distraction
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Susie Wheldon heads to Indy 500 to honor husband
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Some days are better than others for Susie Wheldon, and there's rarely any warning what will trigger the emotional roller coaster she's been on since husband Dan Wheldon's fatal crash in last year's IndyCar finale. A
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Defendant: FAMU band drum major wanted to be hazed
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus asked to go through the ordeal because it was seen as an honor, a criminal defendant in the case said in a deposition released
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Iowa man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving. KCRG-TV reports (http://bit.ly/KkBp1j ) officers arrested 56-year-old Jerald Reiter of Cascade on Sunday
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5 Western US states shielding part of executions
BOISE, Idaho (AP) A U.S. appeals court ruled in 2002 that every aspect of an execution should be open to witnesses, from the moment the condemned enters the death chamber to his or her final heartbeat. The ruling established what
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US Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry
WASHINGTON (AP) From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry. Summer's 1977 hit "I Feel Love"
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US Army more selective on recruits as wars end
WASHINGTON (AP) In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the U.S. Army last year took in no recruits with misconduct convictions or drug or alcohol issues, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated
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Defendant says drum major wanted to be hazed
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) A defendant says a Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed got on a bus where band members were ritually beaten because it was a sign of respect to have survived such an encounter. Jonathan
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Ohio puppies found in suitcase going to new homes
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Six bulldog-mix puppies found in a suitcase next to a trash bin in Ohio now have new homes. Winners of a lottery to adopt the puppies and their mother picked them up at an animal shelter near
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US executions go from town square to behind bars
Executions in the United States have changed dramatically over the years, morphing from daylong events in the town square to somber, tightly controlled affairs held deep inside prisons. Driving the change was the quest for a less gruesome even less
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City official consults Ouija board before vote
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A San Francisco supervisor says he consulted a Ouija board before city leaders voted on whether to recommend naming a Navy ship after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Supervisor John Avalos tells the San Francisco Chronicle
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5 US states still shielding part of executions
BOISE, Idaho (AP) A U.S. appeals court ruled in 2002 that every aspect of an execution should be open to witnesses, from the moment the condemned enters the death chamber to his or her final heartbeat. The ruling established what
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6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum
PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from their school and walked to the city's Children's Museum a few blocks away. District spokeswoman Ebony Pugh
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US audio library chooses Grateful Dead, ex-slaves
WASHINGTON (AP) From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry. Summer's 1977 hit "I Feel Love"
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Senator: Secret Service scandal wider than thought
WASHINGTON (AP) Several small groups of Secret Service employees separately visited clubs, bars and brothels in Colombia prior to a visit by President Barack Obama last month and engaged in reckless, "morally repugnant" behavior, a U.S. senator says as the
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Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry
WASHINGTON (AP) From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry. Summer's 1977 hit "I Feel Love"
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Mariela Castro tops US visit with transgender talk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro is in San Francisco to meet with gay rights activists and to chair a panel at a prestigious academic conference. Mariela Castro is an outspoken gay rights advocate in Cuba,
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10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. EGYPT HOLDS ITS FIRST FREE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION The voting that began at 2 a.m. is the greatest prize won in
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Oil falls below $91 as Iran allows nuclear probe
Oil fell to a seven-month low below $91 a barrel Wednesday after Iran agreed to allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart an investigation into the country's nuclear program. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was
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Senator: Prostitution scandal wider than believed
WASHINGTON (AP) Several small groups of Secret Service employees separately visited clubs, bars and brothels in Colombia prior to a visit by President Barack Obama last month and engaged in reckless, "morally repugnant" behavior, Sen. Susan Collins says. She says
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Commercial spacecraft speeds toward space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies after a spectacular middle-of-the-night blastoff. The launch of
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5 Western states shielding part of executions
BOISE, Idaho (AP) A San Francisco-based federal appeals court ruled in 2002 that every aspect of an execution should be open to witnesses, from the moment the condemned enters into the death chamber to his final heartbeat. The ruling established
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