美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-08

The man at the controls of a commuter train that detrailed in New York has admitted to nodding off just before the accident. A rail union official says the engineer experienced a type of highway hypnosis as the train approached the curve at nearly 3

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-09

1. 911 calls from the Sandy Hook school shooting were made public today following a court order sought by the Associated Press. Dispatchers asked about the safety of the children and urged panicked callers to take cover as gunshots are heard in the b

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-10

1. Arctic air is moving across the middle of the country sending temperatures plummeting. Temperatures in the northern Wisconsin could reach a low of 25 below. Wind chills in the Dakotas could reach -40. And all of that bitter cold is moving east. 2.

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-20

Secretary of State John Kerry has annouced a deal for the U.S. to asist Vietnam with its security at sea. The move comes amid rising tensions between China and some of its neighbors over maritime issues. Police in the Philippines say a passenger bus

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-18

1. Protests were held in numerous cities, over a Florida court finding George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed teen, Trayvon Martin. Some protesters were arrested in LA after shutting down Sunset Boulevard. 2. The journalist who

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-17

1. The brother of George Zimmerman says he'll always be looking over his shoulder - despite his acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. There have been rallies against the verdict acroos the country. 2. Actress Lea Michele is said to be devastated

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-19

The White House says it would be inappropriate for President Obama to get involved in the George Zimmeran shooting case. The Justice Department has said it's considering whether prosecutors should file federal civil rights charges now that Zimmerman

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-20

1. There is progress on some Obama appointees need Senate confirmation. Senators voted 71:29 this morning to clear the way for Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Republicans were blocking the nomination. Senate majority

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-21

President Obama's Affordable Care Act goes to the House of Representatives for a new vote Wednesday. The House is voting on the president's plan to delay a key part of the health care reform law for a year. Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro i

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-22

1. A heated hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday on domestic spying. Members of Congress threatened to curb the government's surveillance authority, saying Congress never intended to allow the National Security Agency to gather and store millions of Ame

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-07-23

1. Detroit has become the largest city in US history to file for bankruptcy. The State-appointed emergency manager has asked a Federal judge for permission to place the city into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. 2. A top defense official says the Nat

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-20

1. Attorney General Eric Holder will likely face tough questioning today by the House Judiciary Committee. Topics are expected to include the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at the Associated Press and the government's handling of int

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-19

1.Lawmakers are pressing Attorney General Eric Holder about subpoenas of Associated Press phone records. Holder told Congress that a serious national security leak required the secret gathering of records. 2.House Speaker John Boehner is asking who's

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-18

1. Attorney General, Eric Holder says he is ordering a justice department investigation into the IRS targeting conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. The FBI will see if any laws were broken. 2. But Holder says he had no direct role in the justi

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-17

1.President Barack Obama said the Internal Revenue Service should never be perceived as anything less than neutral. Speaking from the White House Monday, Obama said he will not tolerate political bias at the IRS and promised to get to the bottom. But

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-01

1. Vice President Joe Biden tried to console the parents of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier today. Biden was one of thousands of mourners attending Collier's memorial service. Authorities say Collier was shot by the suspects in the Boston Marat

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-03

1.The House of Representatives could vote Friday on a bill to end furloughs for air traffic controllers. The furloughs, which were triggered by budget cuts, are blamed for thousands of flight delays this week. 2.Japan's transportation minister says t

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-04

1. Congress has approved legislation that ends furloughs of air traffic controllers. 2. Government officials say the Boston bombing suspects mother was added to a federal terrorism database about 18 months before the attack. 3. Hundreds of high schoo

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-05

1.President Obama heads to Costa Rica Friday to meet with central American leaders. He'll speak to students in Mexico city before leaving Mexico. 2.A Boston area funeral home has claimed the body of the deceased marathon bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsa

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-06

1. Good news on the job front. Employers in April add 165,000 jobs. The unemployment rate falling to 7.5%. But the Fed says it will keep short-term interest rates low until unemployment falls to 6.5%. 2. The surge in hiring sent stocks higher, climbi