The Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx early Sunday, killing four passengers and injuring 75 more, was hurtling down the tracks at a staggering 82 mph - nearly three times the speed limit - when it hit the dangerous curve. |
DETROIT - A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on whether Detroit is eligible for bankruptcy protection, a crucial step in the city's effort to pay off part of its overwhelming debt and to begin rebuilding its vastly diminished city services. |
PRESCOTT, Iowa -- T.J. and Nate Frey spent the afternoon of an unseasonably warm Saturday playing outside their Prescott home. T.J. |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The man charged with killing a U.S. airport security officer in a shooting frenzy at Los Angeles International Airport is set to appear in federal court on Wednesday, a spokesman for U.S. |
BOSTON (AP) - Firefighters are battling an eight-alarm blaze in a commercial building in Boston. The fire was reported in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday. |
For three-and-a-half hours last week, the Montgomery County Council worked its way through the complexities of a ground-breaking bill to raise the local minimum wage. |
ROY, Wash. (AP) -- A fire official says a Washington state farm worker is missing after a grain silo collapsed at a feed mill. South Pierce Fire & Rescue Chief Bob Vellias said Monday night that a Federal Emergency Management Agency engineer was ... |
Judge sets bail at $200,000 for a convicted sex offender accused of stealing a Victoria Clipper vessel for a birthday joy ride on Sunday. |
Derek Medina sits next to defense attorney, Mauricio Padilla, during his appearance in court for a hearing in Miami, Florida October 15, 2013. |
Ethan Wung, left, and Keola Akana are expected to be among the first same-sex couples to be legally married in Hawaii on Dec. 2, when a new law allowing gay couples to marry takes effect. |
(CNN) -- A man fishing from a kayak off a Hawaiian island has died after being bitten by a shark, authorities said Monday. The incident was the latest in an alarming spate of shark attacks in the state this year. |
A prosecutor says two Southern California police officers escalated a routine encounter with homeless man Kelly Thomas into a bloody beating that caused his death days later. |
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The New Jersey governor's backing of a GOP challenger to Cuomo in the next New York governor's race is being read for clues about a possible Christie-Cuomo showdown in 2016. |
SPRINGFIELD—. - Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday are poised for a landmark vote on fixing the state's financially out-of-whack government worker pension system, testing long-standing political allegiances among both political parties. |
The primate objects! In a string of landmark cases to be filed this week, four chimpanzees will fight for the right to retire to sanctuaries. |
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process services, today announced a three year, $150,000 commitment to support ... |
A 9-year-old New Jersey boy battling cancer may have found a breakthrough treatment, thanks to an unorthodox measure involving mice. |
Dec 2 (Reuters) - A Wisconsin man was sentenced on Monday to two years probation after he admitted taking part in a cyber attack sponsored by the hacker group Anonymous against Kansas conglomerate Koch Industries in February 2011, federal ... |
Tuesday will be sunny with temperatures in the upper 60s. But a cold front is on the way Wednesday through Friday with chances for freezing rain and snow. |
White House News  | ||
| Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 12:53:36 AM CST Fact Check: Is President Obama's latest health care promise true? | Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 12:43:41 AM CST 2016 fever tests Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama bond | Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 12:39:26 AM CST Alan Gross, former USAID contractor jailed in Cuba, appeals to Obama to intervene |
| Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013 12:37:26 AM CST Obama pledges up to $5 billion for global AIDS fund | Monday, Dec 02, 2013 12:56:18 AM CST Chris Christie, Hillary Clinton Top Contenders for 2016, New Poll Shows | Monday, Dec 02, 2013 12:45:23 AM CST US Calls Netanyahu 'Desperate and Weak' |
| Sunday, Dec 01, 2013 01:11:07 AM CST Trust divide: Democrats distanced from Obama after health care debacle | Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 12:56:48 AM CST Obama: People do think I'm trustworthy | Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 12:34:21 AM CST Obama may be a rare ex-president who stays in Washington |
![U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius attends an event held in observance of World AIDS Day at the White House in Washington.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/ad/1a3d2f535359444e69edeabff44b65/_h309_w628_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![NYC train derailment airs queries about technology: Cranes lift a derailed Metro-North train car]({"default":{"load":"defer","src":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/db/311d8a65f2a72ce016e64ed9ac5c2a/_h309_w628_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"}} "AP Photo: Mark Lennihan")
![Chimpanzees at New York University. A non-profit group asked the state of New York on Monday to grant a chimp with the "fundamental right not to be imprisoned."]({"default":{"load":"defer","src":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/47/adc325121e1b4463421a1716312d/_h309_w628_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"}} "Corbis")
Americans turn to mobile devices for Cyber Monday
Early results indicated online shopping was up 17. 5 percent compared with the same time last year, with mobile devices accounted for more than 29 percent of all online traffic.
Court hears case over shutting tribal casino
Michigan argues that an American Indian tribe opened a casino in 2010 without permission from the United States government.
Miss. judge refuses to grant gay couple's divorce
A Mississippi lesbian couple could get a divorce in California, where they married, but say they shouldn't be treated differently than straight couples.
Supreme Court won't stop NY's Internet taxation
The refusal is part of a furious battle among Internet sellers, millions of buyers, aggrieved brick-and-mortar stores and states hungry for billions of dollars in extra tax revenue.
A look at controversial mascots in sports
Arab-Americans recently objected to the hook-nosed, snarling image used to represent a California high school. The controversy over ethnic mascots is hardly new.
Obama reveals $100 million HIV research initiative
President Obama made an AIDS research announcement Monday at a White House event marking World AIDS Day.
Gay weddings become reality in Hawaii with new law
Hawaii's Legislature legalized gay marriage last month. On Monday, couples began to take advantage of the new law.
Americans click for deals on Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is expected to be the busiest online shopping day of the year, with millions of shoppers spending a predicted $2 billion.
2 killed in Amish buggy crash in Pa.
A third person was seriously injured when a vehicle crashed into the buggy on Saturday, about 60 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
Record crowds over weekend; spending declined
The National Retail Federation estimated the average shopper spent $407.02 over the weekend, or 3.9 percent less than during the same weekend last year.
Calif. 'Arab' sparks debate over ethnic mascots
The debate over Native American sports mascots has gone on for decades. Coachella Valley High School's controversial "Arab" mascot is a new twist.
Pilot use of automation eyed in air crashes
Looking ahead, some experts foresee an increasing level of automation in planes and in systems used by air traffic controllers to direct planes.
Puerto Ricans want equality back home
A loose coalition of civic leaders in Florida is seeking to leverage the state's growing Puerto Rican presence to fight for equality and the right to vote.
US law didn't halt cigarette flow from NY tribes
As recently as last spring, one group of about 20 website operators on Seneca Nation territory was still delivering 1.7 tons of untaxed cigarettes a week.
3 railroad workers killed after train derailment in N.M.
Three men were inside a locomotive when it derailed and fell down a ravine on Saturday in southern New Mexico's Grant County.
US: NY Train going too fast at curve before wreck
The NTSB revealed speeding was a factor in the seven-car train derailment that killed four people and injured 11 critically on Sunday outside New York City.
2nd data recorder found in derailed NYC train
The second data recorder from a NYC commuter train that derailed, killing four and injuring more than 60 others, has been sent to Washington for analysis.
In some states, gays fight for the right to divorce
Gay couples who move to states that don't recognize gay marriage after tying the knot elsewhere face roadblocks if they wish to divorce.
Q&A: What are the Common Core academic standards?
The new academic standards adopted by most of the nation are aimed at promoting thinking and reasoning, and they're rife with controversy.
Minors to test legal pot buying in Washington state
As they do with alcohol sales, officials in Washington state plan to use a group of minors to catch pot stores that illegally sell to customers under age 21.
Glass exit portals: Security to leave the airport
Unmanned portals that replaced officers at the security exits of two Northeast airports could be the wave of the future. For now, they're confusing passengers.
Mother on crashed plane led searchers to wreckage
According to Alaska troopers, four of the 10 passengers aboard a plane that crashed near the western Alaska village of Saint Marys have died.
Next 5 states to legalize equal marriage
Now that Illinois and Hawaii have allowed same sex unions, what are the possibilities for which states might be next?
Is the US military ready, or should Americans worry?
Some defense officials and experts warn that budget cuts are hobbling the United States' military. So is the military "ready" or should Americans be worried?
Americans have little faith in their fellow citizens
An AP-GfK poll conducted last month found that Americans are suspicious of each other in everyday encounters. Less than a third expressed a lot of trust in clerks who swipe their credit cards, drivers on the road, or people they meet when traveling.
US airlines give China flight plans over disputed sea
Two U.S. airlines, American and Delta, say they've started notifying Chinese authorities of flights that will travel through a new disputed air defense zone.
Brawl erupts at Rikers Island jail; 4 guards hurt
Four guards and several inmates were injured during a late-night brawl at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City.
Obama shops Small Business Sat.: What did he buy?
President Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha shopped at Washington's Politics and Prose bookstore on Small Business Saturday.
Romney's son criticized for tweet after crash
Josh Romney tweeted a photo of himself after helping four people involved in a car crash in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thanksgiving night.
2 strokes can't keep teen from scoring touchdown
Kenbriel Hearn, a senior at Memphis High School, suffered two strokes caused by a bleeding mass on his brain and spent three weeks on life support.
Young workers' woes impact US economy
Workers aged 20 to 34 are vital to foot traffic in shopping malls, sales at automobile dealerships and the pace of new homes being built. For all that to happen, however, there must be more jobs for them.
Obama may stay in Washington when his term is over
The president's older daughter, Malia, will likely be in college but Sasha will be only a high school sophomore when Barack Obama leaves office.
Relative says Ohio Amish girl in chemo case is fine
Ohio Amish girl with leukemia continues natural treatments while hiding amid a legal case over whether she'll be forced to resume chemotherapy, relative says
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![In this Nov. 5, 2013 photo, Dawn Jefferies, right, speaks in Hernando, Miss., about the efforts Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham, left, has taken to get the state to recognize her same-sex marriage.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/aa/64664c4312dee622716de41f9227/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Rogelio V. Solis")
![Supreme Court won't stop New York's Internet taxation: The Supreme Court refused on Monday to wade into a dispute over state sales taxes on purchases on websites like Amazon.com.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/ce/2ace7766a8725753d0d1a711ceba/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Ross D. Franklin, File")
![In this Nov. 15, 2013 photo, Coachella Valley High School alumnus Richard Ramirez, and student Jasmine Valenzuela, left, hold up images helping to explain the origins of the school's controversial mascot during a special school board meeting in Thermal, Calif.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/63/b5ec4acdf28f2a6066fa329a5a63b0/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: The Desert Sun, Jay Calderon")
![Obama AIDS fund: President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at a world AIDS Day event, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/bf/ab47b5a3434207a59e5521a9577/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Evan Vucci")
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![In this Feb. 3, 2011, photo, the cockpit of Boeings' new 787 Dreamliner is photographed in Houston.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/c6/ea4f2db54e46871a432fae46be64ac/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Pat Sullivan")
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![This Nov. 30, 2013 photo provided by the New Mexico State Police shows a train derailment in Grant County in southern N.M. Authorities say three train operators were killed when this freight train derailed and plunged down a ravine.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/12/9190273b8a5a978ae9e51d18ba18e/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: New Mexico State Police")
![Train going to fast around curve before derailment in New York: The NTSB revealed speeding was a factor in the seven-car train derailment that killed four people and injured 11 critically on Sunday.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/69/2e6f17a9773a39da8d62bffd5e37f/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Mark Lennihan")
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![Same-sex divorce: Dawn Jefferies and Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/d2/a511df5dbbd4965a136cf7a35855de/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Rogelio V. Solis")
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![Tambry Young, center, and Debrah Zeleznik, right, celebrate after the Hawaii State Senate approved a bill allowing same-sex marriage to be legal in the state of Hawaii.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/37/8d8c221f3c9ada4b8e6981b9762c87/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Young and Zeleznik celebrate after the Hawaii State Senate approved a bill allowing same-sex marriage to be legal in the state of Hawaii, in Honolulu")
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![A nation of distrusters: Shown is the is a sign posted at Dennis and Darlene Hess's farm stand Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, in Litiz, Pa.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/71/e03fd9ed177d12f3d6423dcbd2d29/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Matt Rourke")
![Disputed islands: A group of disputed islands in the East China Sea.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/ae/c14c7bb7098f2d169b252d55f730/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters Photo: Kyodo")
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![Josh Romney car crash tweet: Josh Romney stands at scene of car accident in Salt Lake City on Friday.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/ee/df4ce418f7fc307250d61b7b68c9/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "@joshromney, Twitter")
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