Idaho man facing terror charges will remain jailed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing....
NH marks presidential primary's 100th anniversary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics paid tribute to the past Tuesday while warning other states not to interfere with its future as the first-in-the-nation primary state....
Miles and minutes: Okla. tornado by the numbers
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- An exceptionally devastating tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday afternoon, twisting through subdivisions and across a highway, leaving debris and confusion in its wake. Some of the storm's effects can be measured in numbers:...
Arias asks jury to give her life in prison
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail....
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 disappeared more than a week ago....
Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The fire chief in the Oklahoma City suburb raked by a massive tornado says the search for survivors and the dead is almost complete....
Deal on bin Laden evidence made in WikiLeaks case
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who gave U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks say they've reached a deal on evidence involving Osama bin Laden....
Lawyer: Colorado parolee made woman turn over gun
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- The woman accused of providing the gun used to kill Colorado's prisons chief was forced by the "wicked" parolee Evan Ebel to turn over the weapon, her attorney said Tuesday....
Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups....
Lawyer: Feds investigate Susan Powell case
SEATTLE (AP) -- The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance....
Oklahoma schools hit by tornado had no safe rooms
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in hundreds of schools across the state, but the two that were hit by this week's storms in suburban Oklahoma City did not have them....
Police: Suspect in abduction of 2 girls found dead
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A man suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop has been found dead, and one of the girls is still missing, authorities said Tuesday....
Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency....
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he carried out the January 2011 attack....
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....
