AP 2011-03-13

1. Expect another raucous day in Wisconsin after a controversial vote in the state Senate. Republicans approved the governor's measure to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers. They voted without any Democrats who wer

AP 2011-03-11

1. The Libyan government may have the upper hand for now in its counteroffensive against the rebels. Rocket barrages and air strikes may be keeping the rebels from advancing toward the capital of Tripoli. 2. A US marshal is in critical condition afte

AP 2011-03-10

1. After a two-year ban, the Obama administration will allow military trials for detainees at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Obama vowed when he took office to close the facility, but officials now say that is unlikely. 2. Oil price

AP 2011-03-09

1. President Barack Obama's chief of staff says the administration is looking at the nation's oil reserves as it considers options for dealing with the spike in gas prices. William Daley says officials are concerned about the impact of oil prices on

AP 2011-03-08

1. Both sides in the battle for Libya are reporting advances today. Rebels have captured a key oil port, while forces loyal to long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi are pushing into a city near Tripoli that's in opposition hands, all of which suggesting a

AP 2011-03-07

1. The man accused of gunning down two American airmen at the airport in Frankfurt has been ordered held in prison. A German security official says the ethnic Albanian Muslim has confessed targeting the US military. 2. President Barack Obama says Lib

AP 2011-03-06

1. German prosecutors say the attack on US airmen at Frankfurt Airport may have been the act of Islamic terrorism. Investigators say 21-year-old Arid Uka, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, opened fire on a bus full of troops. Two airmen were killed and

AP 2011-03-05

1. The government will not shut down, at least for now. President Barack Obama says he will sign a stop-gap bill, cutting billions of dollars and keeping the government running for a couple of more weeks. 2. In Germany, the airport says two of its ai

AP 2011-03-04

1. Rebels in Libya are celebrating after they managed to fight off attacks by those loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in a city near the capital. Residents with automatic weapons and defection army units have stopped pro-Gaddafi forces in three cities. 2. The

AP 2011-03-12

A former New York television executive has been sentenced to 25 years to life for beheading his wife. That's the maximum sentence that Muzzammil Hassan could receive. Given the horrific nature of this crime and your persistent refusal or inability or

AP 2011-03-03

1. High winds and heavy rains pounded sections of the Midwest. Several tornadoes touched down in Indiana. Flooding threatened residence across Ohio. And storms in Tennessee brought down power lines and trees. 2. Protesters continuing today in Yemen.

AP 2011-05-16

1. Authorities in Missouri say they've caught a gunman who tried to enter an army base. The man then led police on a chase during which shots were fired. He's later spotted walking into a building at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

AP 2011-05-13

1. River watchers say the Mississippi is starting to level out around Memphis and it could crest tonight, just shy of a record. More than 1,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. 2. Pakistan's prime minister is echoing President Barack Obam

AP 2011-05-14

1. Memphis, Tennessee, is watching the worst of it flow by. Mississippi River crested just below record levels there, leaving a mess in low-lying areas. Attention is now turning to cities and communities downstream. 2. President Barack Obama is turni

AP 2011-05-15

1. Crews are working to shore up levees along the Mississippi River as floodwaters are expected to swell in the next few days in the Mississippi Delta. State officials are urging residents to seek higher ground. The local economy is taking a hit as t

AP 2011-05-11

1. The US government wants to talk to the three widows of Osama Bin Laden who are in Pakistani custody. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon says information from them could help answer questions about whether Pakistani authorities helped hide the a

AP 2011-04-14

1. Nuclear regulators have raised the severity level of the crippled nuclear power plant after assessing radiation leaks from the facility. The Level 7 designation is on par with the Chernobyl disaster. Japanese officials say any health effects cause

AP 2011-04-12

1. The countdown is on to a Friday deadline for a federal government shutdown. President Obama wants to avoid the shutdown and he is now actively involved in trying to get a spending cuts deal. He says he will call Speaker Boehner and other leaders b

AP 2011-04-11

1. President Barack Obama says there's still time to reach a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown this weekend. He says failing to do so could disrupt the countrys economy just as it's getting back on track. 2. The South is picking up the piec

AP 2011-04-10

1. President Barack Obama is hoping Republicans and Democrats can reach an agreement on budget cuts. He'll meet with House Speaker John Boehner later this morning. Lawmakers are working on a stopgap spending measure, but senior government workers hav