Officials: Obama to select Rep. Solis, Ron Kirk
Nearing completion of his Cabinet, Barack Obama has selected California Rep. Hilda Solis as his labor secretary and former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. trade representative, officials said Thursday.
Mass. man gets 12-15 years for stepchild beating
A man has been sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison for allowing a brutal beating that left his stepdaughter with a severe brain injury and put her at the center of a right-to-die case in Massachusetts.
Police: Bomb material found in Ore. suspect's home
Authorities found bomb-making material at the rural home of a man accused along with his son of killing two law enforcement officers in an explosion at a bank, a court document released Thursday says.
Texas student accused of graduation terror threat
A Lamar University doctoral student was charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly sending an e-mail threatening to violently disrupt Saturday's commencement ceremony because he was upset he couldn't graduate.
Philly restaurants to post nutrition info on menus
The city that invented that monument to gluttony, the cheesesteak, is ordering something new for the menu: one of the strongest restaurant labeling laws in the nation.
Tumor in Colorado newborn's brain contained foot
A pediatric neurosurgeon says a tumor he removed from the brain of a Colorado Springs infant contained a tiny foot and other partially formed body parts.
Nursing home industry worries about new ratings
Rating systems help people decide which restaurants to go to or hotels to stay at. So why not something similar from the federal government for the nation's 16,000 nursing homes?
Inmate serving life asks Michigan gov. for freedom
Efren Paredes Jr. wasn't old enough to drive when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his boss.
Ohio's largest county aims to fight foreclosures
Ohio's largest county is about to embark on an experiment in which government becomes the owner of foreclosed and abandoned properties, fixes them up and turns them back over to private owners.
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Nearing completion of his Cabinet, Barack Obama has selected California Rep. Hilda Solis as his labor secretary and former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. trade representative, officials said Thursday.
Mass. man gets 12-15 years for stepchild beating
A man has been sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison for allowing a brutal beating that left his stepdaughter with a severe brain injury and put her at the center of a right-to-die case in Massachusetts.
Police: Bomb material found in Ore. suspect's home
Authorities found bomb-making material at the rural home of a man accused along with his son of killing two law enforcement officers in an explosion at a bank, a court document released Thursday says.
Texas student accused of graduation terror threat
A Lamar University doctoral student was charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly sending an e-mail threatening to violently disrupt Saturday's commencement ceremony because he was upset he couldn't graduate.
Philly restaurants to post nutrition info on menus
The city that invented that monument to gluttony, the cheesesteak, is ordering something new for the menu: one of the strongest restaurant labeling laws in the nation.
Tumor in Colorado newborn's brain contained foot
A pediatric neurosurgeon says a tumor he removed from the brain of a Colorado Springs infant contained a tiny foot and other partially formed body parts.
Nursing home industry worries about new ratings
Rating systems help people decide which restaurants to go to or hotels to stay at. So why not something similar from the federal government for the nation's 16,000 nursing homes?
Inmate serving life asks Michigan gov. for freedom
Efren Paredes Jr. wasn't old enough to drive when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his boss.
Ohio's largest county aims to fight foreclosures
Ohio's largest county is about to embark on an experiment in which government becomes the owner of foreclosed and abandoned properties, fixes them up and turns them back over to private owners.
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