Evacuations set for Tuesday in LA County foothills
Los Angeles County authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations for more than 500 homes in mudslide-prone foothill neighborhoods as a new storm approaches.
11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations.
Fires strike 2 more east Texas churches
A sheriff's dispatcher says fires have struck two more rural east Texas churches, just hours after investigators announced that a blaze last week marked the eighth arson against a house of worship in the state this year.
Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77
Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday following complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
Seats at a premium on planes, trains out of DC
A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic.
Cross-sections of Maine giant elm to be displayed
Maine officials say two cross-sections cut from a 217-year-old giant elm named Herbie will be displayed by the town of Yarmouth and the state Forest Service.
Man rescued after 3 days in snow-covered SUV in CO
A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days.
NY mom accused of beer run guilty in tot's death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A 22-year-old New York mother accused of going out on a midnight beer run when a stove fire erupted in the apartment where her children were left alone has been found guilty of criminally negligent homicide.
AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a ``callous and sleazy'' assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied.
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