JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier accused of exhorting his bored underlings to slaughter three civilians for sport was convicted of murder, conspiracy and other charges Thursday in one of the most gruesome war crimes cases to emerge from the Afghan war. Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, of Billings, Mont., was the […]
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A 35-year-old military veteran apparently shot himself Thursday at an Occupy Wall Street encampment in Vermont’s largest city, fellow protesters said. A hospital spokesman said later the man had died. Deputy Chief Andi Higbee said the public was not believed to be at risk after the 2 p.m. shooting at City Hall […]
WASHNGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney chugged ahead Thursday as the conservative-fueled drive to deny him the Republican presidential nomination reached a difficult new phase: Once-surging rivals Rick Perry and Herman Cain scrambled to control serious damage, while an old face sought new ways to exploit their problems. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich could emerge as […]
DERRIK J. LANG,AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy D, the self-proclaimed “overweight lover” of hip-hop who became one of rap’s top hit-makers with wit, humor and a positive vibe, has died. He was 44. Lt. Mark Rosen of the Beverly Hills police said Heavy D died in a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday after collapsing […]
Sentencing commission applies 2010 Fair Sentencing Act to inmates already serving time By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Darryl Flood thought he would have to wait until 2013 to get out of prison, more than a decade after he pleaded guilty to being part of a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. But if all goes […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock has opened a condolence book for Dorothy Rodham. The mother of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton died early Tuesday in Washington, D.C. She was 92. Rodham lived for years in Little Rock, moving to the city with her husband in 1987 to be […]
Macy’s to renovate its New York flagship ANNE D’INNOCENZIO,AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s iconic flagship store, which is already the world’s largest, is about to get even bigger. The department store chain announced Tuesday that it plans to spend about $400 million over the next four years to expand and overhaul its […]
STEPHANIE NANO,Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The number of overdose deaths from powerful painkillers more than tripled over a decade, the government reported Tuesday — a trend the nation’s top health official called an epidemic, but one that can be stopped. Prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone led to the deaths of […]