AP - George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79.
2012-02-04 02:01
AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 (AP)
2012-02-04 02:01
2nd teacher from LA school arrested on sex claim (AP)
AP - A second teacher at an inner-city elementary school where a teacher is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children was arrested Friday on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom.
2012-02-04 02:01
Congressmen question pace of probe at Arlington (AP)
AP - Members of Congress on Friday questioned why nobody has been prosecuted as part of a criminal investigation of mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery, nearly three years after reports of problems that included misidentified graves first surfaced in the press.
2012-02-04 02:01
Armstrong 'gratified' by no charges in doping case (AP)
AP - Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.
2012-02-04 02:01
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants (AP)
AP - For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.
2012-02-03 09:20
Senate passes insider trading ban (AP)
AP - Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from using non-public information for insider trading. New disclosure requirements will require public reports online within 30 days of buying and selling stock.
2012-02-03 09:20
NATO ministers consider speeded-up Afghan drawdown (AP)
AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan and let local forces take their place as early as next year, a shortened timetable that startled officials and members of Congress.
2012-02-03 09:20
Authorities reveal past complaint about LA teacher (AP)
AP - Prosecutors declined to file attempted fondling charges 18 years ago against an elementary school teacher now suspected of taking bondage-style photographs of children in his class, saying that they didn't have enough evidence.
2012-02-03 09:20
Make My Day law for business advances in Colorado (AP)
AP - Colorado takes pride in its Western entrepreneurial spirit — and that extends to the belief of some lawmakers that business owners should be able to use deadly force against anyone who tries to take what's theirs.
2012-02-03 09:20
California woman's small claims victory resonates (AP)
AP - Heather Peter's computer crashed under the onslaught of messages following her unique victory over Honda in small claims court — a win the California woman is hoping will lead other consumers to reject a class action settlement over defective hybrid cars.
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