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Second death confirmed in Oklahoma tornado

SHAWNEE, Okla.  — Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park. Office spokeswoman Amy Elliot on Monday identified the two people who are confirmed to have been killed during Sunday's sto...

The Associated Press • Nation • Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:22 am

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red." She told the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever had." She also ...

Mesfin Fekadu, AP Music Writer • Nation • Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:50 pm

Chief says AP may take action against Department of Justice

WASHINGTON — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department. Ga...

Philip Elliott, Associated Press • Nation • Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:20 pm

$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida

DES MOINES, Iowa — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a Publix supe...

Barbara Rodriguez, Associated Press • Nation • Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 6:23 am

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

WASHINGTON — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were not... 3

Ken Thomas And Steve Peoples, Associated Press • Nation • Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:07 pm

Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said five people were cr...

Associated Press • New England • Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 6:51 am

Nearly 60 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. About 700 people were on board the Metro-North trains when o...

Susan Haigh, Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:11 pm

Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Friday. After four straight years o...

Alan Fram, Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:09 pm

N.M mom chases down, rams child abductor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —  A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday. The young girl was playing in her yard at St. Anthony's Plaza Apa...

Russell Contreras, The Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

President Barack Obama speaks under an umbrella held by a Marine as a light rain falls during a news conference on Thursday in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Nedra Pickler and Donna Cassata, The Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013

Former General Mills CEO, Bates graduate, dies at age 96

PHOENIX (AP) — E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in popularizing fish sticks, has died. He was 96. A statement from General Mills said Kinney died last week in Arizona. Kinney was a food company executive for...

Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013

Olympia Snowe pitches bipartisanship on Daily Show

Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, R, explains to Jon Stewart how she wants to fix the partisan divide in American politics. 1

Bangor Daily News report • Nation • Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 9:29 am

Officials: 'Multiple fatalities' in Texas tornado

A trucking company trailer landed on a car that was parked in front of a Lindsey Ln. home in Cleburne Texas after a powerful storm went through Wednesday night. Neighbors say the trailer was parked on the street and was rolled over onto the car.

John L. Mone and Terry Wallace, The Associated Press • Nation • Thursday, May 16, 2013

OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new trial

O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is serving a nine to 33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus t... 2

Linda Deutsch and Ken Ritter, The Associated Press • Nation • Thursday, May 16, 2013

Obama tries to regain control amid controversies

President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. 11

Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent • Nation • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 11:51 pm

Health reforms penalize some Indians

Liz DeRouen, 49, left, gets her blood pressure checked by medical assistant Jacklyn Stra, right, at the Sonoma County Indian Health Project in Santa Rosa, Calif. Her care and the medical services for her children and grandchildren are paid for as part of the government's obligations to American I...

Garance Burke, Associated Press • Nation • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 12:41 pm

Boston bomber's wife to cooperate with investigators

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A new criminal defense lawyer for the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev says his client will continue to cooperate with investigators but says he plans to keep quiet about the details of her case publicly because that could hurt the investigation....

Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press • Nation • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 8:31 am

U.S. diplomat ordered to leave Russia in spy case

MOSCOW — A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin’s security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools that seemed straight from a cheap spy thriller: wigs, packets of cash, a knife, a map, a compass and a ...

The Associated Press • Nation • Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Defense department to scale back scope of civilian worker furloughs

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to 11 and will allow the military to exempt thousands of additional workers from the unpaid day off requirements, according to defense officials. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expect... 1

The Associated Press • Nation • Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:25 am

New Orleans police seek 19-year-old suspect in Mother's Day shooting

In this image taken from video and provided Monday,by the New Orleans Police Department, a possible shooting suspect in a white shirt, bottom center, shoots into a crowd of people, Sunday in New Orleans. Police have identified the suspect as  Akein Scott, shown at left.

Chevel Johnson, Associated Press • Nation • Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 9:37 am
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