1. Japan has declared a state of emergency at another earthquake-affected nuclear plant where higher than permitted levels of radioactivity were measured. Japan also said authorities at another plant have resorted to using sea water to cool a second...
1. This explosion at a nuclear plant in Japan is raising fears of radiation leaks though perhaps even a meltdown. The explosion shattered the walls of a building where a nuclear reactor is located. Residents have been evacuated. 2. There are fears th...
1. Wisconsin lawmakers have voted to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers. The vote ends a standoff over union rights that has rocked the state and the nation. Earlier, police hauled away dozens of protesters...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
1. Anti-government forces now control Zawiya. The forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have surrounded the Libyan city. The city of 200,000 is just 30 miles from the capital Tripoli. 2. Republican officials say former House Speaker Newt Gingrich intends t...
