5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Northern Calif
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California Thursday night, breaking dishes and shaking mirrors off walls. But authorities said there were no immediate reports of injury or serious damage....
I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers who searched the chilly waterway north of Seattle....
Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking case of sex, lies and violence to another 12 people....
NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that....
2 dead in drugstore shootings in Tennessee
BEAN STATION, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee pharmacy owner and a customer have been killed during a robbery that left a pharmacy tech and another employee wounded....
NYPD: Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month
NEW YORK (AP) -- A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a $3 million ransom his family back in Ecuador did not have, authorities said....
Prince Edward presents Edinburgh's awards in Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, has visited Tennessee to promote one of the British royal family's charities, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award....
RI education board approves arming university cops
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- Police at the University of Rhode Island could soon be carrying firearms following a vote Thursday by state education officials to end Rhode Island's distinction as the only state to prohibit police on public campuses from carrying guns....
Maine governor moves out of office over TV dispute
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, has moved out of his office at the State House and says he'll work out of the governor's mansion because of a dispute over a television screen....
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors....
Nader loses appeal of '04 ballots in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The state's highest court on Thursday dismissed Ralph Nader's lawsuit against Democrats he had accused of trying to keep him off ballots in Maine and other states during his failed presidential run in 2004....
Fossil area closed after 2 boys die in Minn. park
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- St. Paul authorities shut down a popular fossil-hunting area in a riverside park Thursday, one day after two children were killed and two others injured by a landslide....
Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder case
PHOENIX (AP) -- The Jodi Arias murder trial has drawn international attention for its graphic tales of sex and lies. The following is a timeline of some of the key events in the case:...
The next steps in Jodi Arias case
PHOENIX (AP) -- The jury in Jodi Arias' murder trial has failed to reach a verdict against the woman they convicted of murdering Travis Alexander. The next steps:...
