Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday....
AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation
In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."...
How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters
Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets underway, and beyond:...
2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia....
Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) -- Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday....
Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) -- A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, Kan....
Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice
NEW YORK (AP) -- The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger....
Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder
NEW YORK (AP) -- The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate crime....
Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
BOSTON (AP) -- With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty....
Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown....
Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska's Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers....
Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs....
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) -- Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history....
Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wide-ranging sentences handed down in the yearslong federal investigation into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group al-Shabab have kindled a mix of outrage, confusion and relief among members of Minnesota's large Somali community....
