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A former U.S. Army specialist who admitted to trying to aid the al-Shabaab militant group — the al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia that claimed responsibility for the horrific mall siege in Kenya — was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.Craig Baxam, 24, of Laurel, Md., was sentenced in U.S.
A filmgoer irked that other audience members were texting at a Mark Wahlberg war film opened fire in a Florida movie theater Monday, killing a man and wounding a woman, authorities said.The Grove 16 Theatre in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa, was evacuated after the shooting about 1:20 p.m. ET.
A federal judge refused Monday to block the Ohio execution of a convicted murderer and rapist who is sentenced to die by an untested lethal-injection cocktail later this week, even as he declared it an "experiment.
A Chicago woman posing for a picture fell to her death at a popular tourist destination along the coast of San Diego Sunday evening, according to police.Police say 25-year-old Anna Bachman fell between 40 and 50 feet down the coastal cliffs known as Sunset Cliffs west of downtown.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has a plan. She says that to pay for extending unemployment insurance, we should cut off the Child Tax Credit for 2 million families (5 million children), most of them Latino.Let's repeat that because it sounds kind of important.
Southwest Airlines on Monday grounded the two pilots who landed a passenger jet at the wrong Missouri airport — disturbingly close to a dropoff at the end of the runway, according to one passenger.
Southwest Airlines on Monday grounded the pilots who landed a passenger jet at the wrong Missouri airport — disturbingly close to a dropoff at the end of the runway, according to one passenger.
Missouri Republicans are attempting to pass "right to work" for less legislation and, despite claims that the legislation is pro-business and will help the state's economy, they can't seem to think of anyone the law would actually help. The state's Speaker of the House, Tim Jones (R), was recently asked at a press conference to name businesses that would benefit from the law. His answer...
West Virginia officials announced Monday they have begun lifting a tap water ban — but strictly on a zone by zone basis — that has left 300,000 residents without safe drinking and bath water since a chemical spill five days ago.
The Greater Green Bay Labor Council and the Brown County United Way have organized their third annual “Blanketing Brown County” blanket drive. Last year’s drive collected 2,000 blankets for distribution to 32 Brown County programs serving homeless and low-income people.
