All Latest News Wires
- 10 killed in Chicago over sweltering Memorial Day weekendLast year, four people were killed in聽Chicago聽during the Memorial Day weekend, but bad storms that year forced many people to stay at home.
- Heat wilts Celtics in Game 1 of NBA Eastern finalsMiami's LeBron James and Dwayne Wade continued their one-two punch offensive attack Monday night, grabbing control of Game 1 against Boston in the second half.
- John Edwards trial: Day 7 for jury deliberationsThe eight men and four women are expected to go back to work Tuesday as they consider campaign finance charges against the former presidential candidate.
- Tropical storm Beryl gives South hurricane prep testTropical storm Beryl dumped much needed rain in the South, and caused some power outages. Jacksonville, Fla. officials say Beryl was a 'dry run' for the hurricane season which starts Friday.
- Typical CEO made $9.6 million last yearThe head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. The typical American worker would have to labor for 244 years to make what the typical boss of a big public company makes in one.
- US faces surge of new vets seeking disabilityAmerica's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops in US history. The troubled economy may be a factor.
- Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's presidential race is most costly everIt's the first time both major-party candidates are declining post-Watergate federal campaign financing 鈥 and the聽spending聽limits attached.
- Colo. Congressman Mike Coffman expands 'birther' apologyCoffman later said his comments were 'boneheaded' and that he should not have questioned Obama's patriotism.聽
- Pakistan jails CIA informant: US Senate panel votes to cut aid to PakistanA Senate committee voted on Thursday to cut Pakistan aid by $33 million 鈥 one million dollars for each year of a 33-year sentence Pakistan gave a doctor for helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden.
- Etan Patz: Arrest in '79 case that raised parental fearAfter decades of inconclusive clues and stalled hopes, a former convenience-store stock clerk was arrested Thursday on a charge of murdering Etan, one of the first missing children ever to appear on a milk carton.聽
- Sixth day of deliberations in John Edwards beginProsecutors say聽Edwards聽used nearly $1 million from donors in a plan to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.
- Big Two take Miami Heat to next round of NBA playoffsDwayne Wade scored 41 points, LeBron James added 28 as the Miami Heat finished off the Indiana Pacers 105-93 in Game 6. Next: Boston or Philadelphia.
- GSA administrator behind Las Vegas conference no longer with agencyOfficials confirmed that Jeffrey Neely is no longer an employee of the General Services Administration.
- In Iowa, Obama on the offensive against RomneyHe criticized the GOP nominee for distorting the truth and said he wasn't prepared to be President.
- After three decades, confession and arrest in Etan Patz casePedro Hernandez has confessed to the killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. 聽Hernandez worked in a nearby convenience store.
- Mitt Romney running mate search enters public audition phaseAs his campaign evaluates potential聽running聽mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in unofficial public tryouts for the traditional vice presidential role of attack dog.
- Berkeley police chief defends cops' search for son's iPhonePolice Chief Michael Meehan said no preferential treatment was given when the officers, including three detectives and a sergeant, searched for the phone.
- Nuclear sub fire doused, leaves seven with minor injuriesA fire aboard the USS Miami, docked in a Maine shipyard, was put out Thursday morning. The nuclear reactor was shutdown, and no weapons were on board.
- Etan Patz suspect: A 33-year-old murder mystery solved?Etan Patz vanished in 1979, while walking alone to his school bus stop. New York City police say they now have a suspect in the Etan Patz case who has confessed.
- Obama fundraises hard as super-PACs boost Romney's cashThe President has so far enjoyed a large lead in the money race, but as the GOP field solidifies more cash in flowing into the Romney camp.