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Germany backs terror label for Hezbollah militants
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 3:43AM
Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups.
Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 3:38AM
Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products.
Homes next to Florida sinkhole to be demolished
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 3:33AM
The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished.
Protesters rally over IRS' tea party scrutiny
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 2:43AM
Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups.
Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:43AM
An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: What goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house?
600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:18AM
In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.
Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:13AM
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries.
Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:13AM
While Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands more people who flee persecution in their home countries.
Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:13AM
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform.
Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:13AM
A string of unrelated events are highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems.
House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:13AM
Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged.
Nats collapse late, lose 4-2 to Giants in 10th
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 1:03AM
As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind.
Quotations of the day
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 12:43AM
"I told him we're going to play tent in the closet. I just felt air so I knew the roof was gone." - Chelsie McCumber, who grabbed her 2-year-old son, Ethan, and rode out the deadly Oklahoma twister in a coat closet.
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 12:24AM
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."
Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 12:24AM
The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so.
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