By KEVIN McGILL (NEW ORLEANS, AP) — An out-of-control natural gas well off the Louisiana coast continued to burn Wednesday after it caught fire following a blowout that prompted the… Read more »
Category: National News
Study: Grants, scholarships top financial aid
By PHILIP ELLIOTT (WASHINGTON, AP) — Parents are picking up less of their children’s college costs while grants and scholarships now have the top role in paying the bills, according… Read more »
Official: 10 hurt as landing gear collapses at NYC
By VERENA DOBNIK (NEW YORK, AP) — The front landing gear of a flight arriving at New York’s LaGuardia Airport collapsed Monday right after the plane touched down on the… Read more »
Survey: Brighter US economic outlook boosts hiring
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Companies are increasingly confident the economy will grow at a modest pace over the next year and are hiring more, according to a… Read more »
Obama to begin new series of economic addresses
By JIM KUHNHENN (WASHINGTON, AP) — Drawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision… Read more »
Fisherman gets 230-lb. tuna despite capsized boat
(LIHUE, Hawaii, AP) — A 54-year-old fisherman is safe after his 14-foot boat capsized as he was landing a 230-pound tuna in the ocean off Hawaii. The U.S. Coast Guard… Read more »
Woman’s Six Flags roller coaster death probed
(ARLINGTON, Texas, AP) — Investigators will try to determine if a woman who died while riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas fell from… Read more »
‘Justice for Trayvon’ rallies set for 100 cities
(ATLANTA, AP) — One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, people began to gather for rallies scheduled nationwide to… Read more »
Arrests made in Philly crash that killed 4 on foot
By MARYCLAIRE DALE (PHILADELPHIA, AP) — Two men face third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and other charges in a crash that killed a mother and three young sons crossing a 12-lane… Read more »
Son of Jerry Sandusky seeks to have name changed
(BELLEFONTE, Pa., AP) — A son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is seeking to have his name changed more than a year after his adoptive father… Read more »