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Afghan woman recounts night of soldier’s rampage

Army sergeant may face death penalty for massacre of 16

2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case

MINNEAPOLIS – Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to lo...

Mom in N.M. chases down child abductor; man arrested

ALBUQUERQUE – A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque polic...

House advances student loan fix

WASHINGTON – The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets. T...

Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations

MADISON, Wis. – Prosecutors announced Thursday they won't file charges against loggers whose equipment apparently started a massive wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin, concluding there was...

Obama acts to quell IRS, Libya controversies

House speaker says administration will be held accountable

Terrorism witnesses were mishandled by Justice Department

WASHINGTON – The government allowed “a small but significant number” of terrorists into America’s witness protection program and then failed to provide the names of some of them for a watch ...

World Briefs

Afghan bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Am...

OJ back in court; Day 4 of bid for new Vegas trial

LAS VEGAS – The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson’s armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson’s unsu...

Nation briefs

Tornado devastation includes Habitat homes GRANBURY, Texas – Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income a...

Report: Feds’ warnings about Sandy were confusing

WASHINGTON – Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigant...

Wisconsin wildfire consumes 8,700 acres

MILWAUKEE – Authorities are investigating whether logging operations may have sparked a massive wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that destroyed dozens of buildings and forced at least 60 p...
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