Arias statement to jury inexplicably delayed
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias' expected statement to jurors has been delayed without explanation as she and her attorneys left the courtroom after meeting privately with the judge....
NH marks presidential primary's 100th anniversary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics are paying tribute to the past while keeping an eye on the future....
Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb....
Police: Suspect in abduction of 2 girls found dead
DAYTON, Iowa (AP) -- A convicted sex offender suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop has been found dead, and a massive search for one of the girls continues, authorities said Tuesday....
Suspect in FAMU hazing death files written plea
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual says his client won't have to appear for an arraignment because he already entered a written not guilty plea....
Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager
BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Police charged a 20-year-old Maine man with murder Tuesday in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she met on Facebook....
Ex-Goldman exec seeks insider trading retrial
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawyer for a former board member at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. has told a federal appeals court that his client deserves a new trial....
Official: No drugs, alcohol found in Conn. gunman
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Toxicology tests on the body of the Newtown school shooter did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday....
WikiLeaks prosecutors accept GI's plea to 1 count
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The government will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces for sending more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, a military prosecutor said during a pretrial hearing Tuesday....
Lawyer: Colorado parolee made woman turn over gun
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- An attorney for the woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief said parolee Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun....
Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Hospital officials say they've treated hundreds of patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado hit an Oklahoma City suburb....
Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Tea party activists have rallied outside the federal building in Cincinnati waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting "Stop the IRS!"...
Hearing postponed for Boston bombing suspect
BOSTON (AP) -- A judge has agreed to postpone a probable cause hearing for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv)....
Limited, slower Conn. rail service starts Tuesday
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Commuters facing long delays after a train collision and derailment disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling beginning Tuesday afternoon....
