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Taylor Farms de Mexico supplied tainted salad mix
Salad mix in Iowa and Nebraska linked to the infection of cyclospora was supplied to restaurants in those states by Taylor Farms de Mexico, officials say. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said...
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Colin Powell denies affair with foreign diplomat
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, confronted by a hacker, denied involvement with a Romanian diplomat but admitted sending "very personal" emails. The hacker, named "Guccifer," threatened to...
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President George W. Bush undergoes procedure for artery blockage
FORT WORTH, Texas _ Former President George W. Bush is doing well after undergoing a procedure Tuesday morning to open blockage from an artery in his heart. Bush, 67, went to the Cooper Clinic in...
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Drug tests for Chicago public housing challenged
CHICAGO - A policy forcing residents in Chicago's public housing developments to submit to annual drug tests violates privacy and other constitutional rights, according to a class-action lawsuit filed...
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Small California city welcomes doomsday bunkers
LOS ANGELES - In the backyard of his remote Southern California home, Bernie Jones is etching an unconventional blueprint: a construction plan to build his underground survival shelter. It won't be the...
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9/11 Tributes Keep Memories Alive
Sept. 11, 2001, was Valerie Sanetrik's 10th birthday. Mom Denise Morris had a party planned, with cake ready. Then came the devastating news that terrorists had hijacked four planes and killed...
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Zimmerman's wife calls cops; changes story hours later
LAKE MARY, Fla. - The 911 call seemed frantic: George Zimmerman's sobbing estranged wife said he was threatening her and her father with a gun and she feared for her life. Please come. Hours later...
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FBI: Navy Yard gunman left note about radio waves
WASHINGTON - Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis left a note saying constant bombardment with extremely low-frequency radio waves "has driven me to this," the FBI said Wednesday in a disclosure...
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According to mother, woman killed by D.C. cops had postpartum depression
A woman killed by police near the U.S. Capitol after a high-speed Washington, D.C., chase suffered from postpartum depression, the woman's mother said. Miriam Carey, 34, a dental hygienist from...
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Woman in D.C. chase may have thought Obama was stalking her
The woman who led police on a high-speed chase in Washington before she was shot and killed may have thought President Obama was stalking her, NBC News said. A police official said Miriam Carey had a...
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Amazon plans to deliver purchases via drones
Delivery drones are on their way. Amazon.com on Sunday introduced Prime Air, a futuristic delivery system that the company says will get packages into customers' hands in half an hour or less,...
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George Zimmerman painting sells on EBay for $100,099.99
How much is a painting created by George Zimmerman worth? For one EBay bidder, $100,099.99 was just the right price. The user's prize: A signed 18-inch-by-24-inch oil painting of a blue American flag...
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Crowds gather in Bethlehem for Christmas
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations on Tuesday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the...
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Too much ice for the icebreakers
A Chinese helicopter is being sent to rescue passengers and crew members aboard a Russian research ship stuck in the ice off of Antarctica, officials said. "A decision has been made to evacuate 52...
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Chinese helicopter rescues passengers from icebound Antarctic ship
CANBERRA, Australia - A helicopter rescued all 52 passengers from a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve after weather conditions finally cleared enough for the...
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Icebreaker rescue ship now in trouble
CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic was told to halt its journey home on Friday after a Chinese vessel...
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Hey, baby! It's cold outside!
MINNEAPOLIS- The coldest, most dangerous blast of polar air in decades gripped the Midwest and pushed toward the East and South on Monday, closing schools and day care centers, grounding flights and...
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Poll: 65 percent of Americans say they're dissatisfied with government
A majority of Americans say they're dissatisfied with the nation's government and how well it works, a Gallup poll released Wednesday indicated. The 65 percent who said they were dissatisfied is up 5...
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Olympics hotel hell
SOCHI, Russia -- The alarms sounded every 45 minutes, with a stern Russian woman advising that a fire had been reported and the hotel needed to be evacuated immediately. I believed it the first time....
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Gallup: Younger U.S. adults living at home less apt to thrive
U.S. adults ages 24 to 34 who live at home with parents are significantly less likely to be "thriving" than counterparts not living at home, a survey found. The Gallup Daily tracking interviews,...
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