By MARTHA IRVINE (BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., AP) — No parent here has rushed onto a playing field to jump a referee who made an unpopular call. No adult has gotten… Read more »
Category: National News
Gov’t report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (WASHINGTON, AP) — There’s no guarantee that President Barack Obama’s health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent… Read more »
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
By DONNA CASSATA and KIMBERLY DOZIER (WASHINGTON, AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart… Read more »
Navy holds hearing in Va on deaths of divers in Md
(NORFOLK, Va., AP) — Two members of a Navy dive unit are facing involuntary manslaughter and dereliction-of-duty charges in the drowning deaths of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground near… Read more »
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
(NEW YORK, AP) — Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case. The retired investigators… Read more »
FBI hunt for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains enters 3rd day
By COREY WILLIAMS (OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich., AP) — FBI agents have resumed digging in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Spokesman Simon Shaykhet says… Read more »
Manning’s WikiLeaks court-martial enters 3rd week
(FORT MEADE, Md., AP) — Prosecutors are moving quickly through the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning. The former Army intelligence analyst is charged with aiding the enemy. He has acknowledged… Read more »
Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship
By JOHN FLESHER (ON LAKE MICHIGAN NEAR POVERTY ISLAND, Mich., AP) — Divers began opening an underwater pit Saturday at a remote site in northern Lake Michigan that they say… Read more »
Fire near downtown Indy forces evacuations
By RICK CALLAHAN (INDIANAPOLIS, AP) — A fire engulfed a sprawling mixed-use building near downtown Indianapolis filled with tires and wooden pallets Saturday, producing a towering pillar of black smoke… Read more »
Deck collapses at popular Miami-area sports bar
By BILL CORMIER and DAVID FISCHER (NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla., AP) — The outdoor deck at a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals, sending dozens of… Read more »