Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members....
Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week....
Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs
YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) -- U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the Vietnam War....
Deputies arrest man they say posed as a Disney
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes....
Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said....
Ex-teacher due in federal court in child porn case
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former elementary school teacher who was on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives is due in federal court on a child pornography charge....
Missing Utah mom's father-in-law not getting out
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday, the Washington state Corrections Department said....
Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage
NEW YORK (AP) -- A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood....
Thunderstorms, hail slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A band of thunderstorms is battering the Oklahoma City area and slowing cleanup operations in the southern suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes earlier this week....
Threat of North Dakota dam failure may be easing
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The threat of a possible dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city appears to be easing, and officials were considering Thursday when 1,300 evacuated residents would be able to return to their homes....
Feds investigate after plane parts hit Ga. home
ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) -- Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house....
Oil down to near $93 on Chinese recovery concerns
The price of oil fell to near $93 a barrel on Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is fading....
Hofstra suspect won praise from parole panel
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison....
Ohio kidnap case hero gets burgers for life
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown....
