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Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

NEW YORK (AP) — Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.

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Conn. derailment to cause 'greatly slowed' commute

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews …

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NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The federal government is moving ahead with plans to sell a tiny island east of New York City, where experiments on dangerous animal diseases have…

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US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — A report says former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who serves as a bio-warfare adviser to the president and Pentagon, urged the government to sto…

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Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area so…

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Tornado causes major damage at trailer park near Oklahoma City; spotter says earth 'scoured'

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Tornado causes major damage at trailer park near Oklahoma City; spotter says earth 'scoured'

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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has h…

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Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Somali community in Minnesota is reacting with a mix of outrage, confusion and relief to sentences handed down last week in the long-running inv…

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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.

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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say the man charged with killing a gay man on a Manhattan street in an apparent hate crime has a previous arrest for attempted murder.

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Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer's bullet killed a New York college student during the response to a home invasion at an off-campus home.

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2 fires north of LA persist after long fire week

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A pair of persistent wildfires continue to burn in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, although firefighters…

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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A new federal report says inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse …

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Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter tr…

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Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet

Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes t…

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Emergency official: 50 to 60 injured in Va. parade crash, 3 flown by helicopter; no fatalities

DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Emergency official: 50 to 60 injured in Va. parade crash, 3 flown by helicopter; no fatalities.

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Funeral held for mom, son found dead in home

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Funeral services have been held for the New Jersey woman and boy whose bodies were found in their home after a 37-hour hostage standoff last weekend.

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Witnesses: Car strikes crowd at Va. parade

DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuri…

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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane, Wash., as they investigate the recent discovery of a pai…

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First lady to high school grads: live your dreams

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overco…

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Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs

ATLANTA (AP) — When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historical…

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Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested…

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Residents of tornado-ravaged Texas town returning home

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm.

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Star Trek shuttle craft to be displayed in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — The "Star Trek" shuttlecraft Galileo is landing in Houston -- to be displayed not far from NASA's Mission Control, which may have been able to help Mr. …

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Landing gear issue leads to plane's belly landing

NEWARK, N.J (AP) — An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after …

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Boston police, city to review bombings response

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and Mayor Thomas Menino's office will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston …

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Ore. timber country ponders future with fewer logs

O'BRIEN, Ore. (AP) — Jennifer Phillippi's grandparents started producing lumber in Oregon timber country in 1922, when the forests were full and work was plentiful. No…

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Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — "Connie" may take to the skies once again.

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Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's activist conservative attorney general has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation.

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Victims: Marines didn't safeguard water

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Victims say a simple test could have spared untold thousands exposure to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals beneath Camp Lejeune. But…

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Landing gear issue leads to plane's belly landing

NEWARK, N.J (AP) — An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experien…

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Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

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Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely da…

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Obama meets with new acting IRS head

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has met with Daniel Werfel, the new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

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Feds: More time needed to indict Tsarnaev

BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).

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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals cause collateral damage and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will snag…

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Acting IRS chief says it wasn't about politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who's just been forced out as acting chief of the IRS is apologizing for what he calls "the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided."

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House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party and conservative groups seems …

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Official still probing political pressure on IRS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department's top investigator for tax matters is telling Congress that he is still investigating whether outside political pressure caus…

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Ousted IRS chief: Errors not caused by politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt …

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Tea party tax returns show activism on a budget

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operate wi…

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House committee to grill ousted IRS chief

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress holds its first hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gav…

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Famed 'hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet hero earlier this year was arrested Thursday for allegedly beating a New Jersey …

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Another round for the House on 'Obamacare'

WASHINGTON (AP) — One more time, with feeling!

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2nd IRS official to leave amid tea party scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups.