Tag: Nation

Md. chicken farmer prevails in pollution lawsuit

Eric Tucker · December 20, 2012 11:41 pm

Marines pleads guilty in urination case

Robert Burns · December 20, 2012 11:37 pm

The morning after winning the Miss Universe pageant, Olivia Culpo answers questions during an interview,Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Las Vegas. The 20-year-old Rhode Islander who brought the Miss Universe crown back to the U.S. for the first time in 15 years is hoping that her quick rise through the beauty pageant ranks and an onstage stumble will show women that anything is possible. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Miss Universe: Language barrier took spotlight

Michelle Rindels · December 20, 2012 11:06 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo then White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley addresses the Democratic National Committee in Washington. Daley, whose father and brother were longtime Chicago mayors, said Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 that he's seriously considering a run for Illinois governor in 2014, a move that would represent a serious Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Bill Daley considering run for Illinois governor

Sophia Tareen · December 20, 2012 10:48 pm

NTSB: Chopper that crashed into NY river too heavy

Colleen Long · December 20, 2012 10:05 pm

Probe finds UNC academic fraud started earlier

Emery Dalesio · December 20, 2012 9:49 pm

Armored backpacks and a rush on guns after Conn.

BRADY McCOMBSBRIAN SKOLOFF · December 20, 2012 9:47 pm

Shellie and Greg Tucker, parents of Allison, left and Amelia, present their nine-month-old girls who were formerly conjoined twins at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. Surgeons at CHOP separated the Tucker girls during a seven-hour operation in November. The infants from Adams, N.Y., had been joined at the lower chest and abdomen. They shared their chest wall, diaphragm, pericardium and liver. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Once-conjoined NY twins make debut at Pa. hospital

Joann Loviglio · December 20, 2012 9:43 pm

Ethics panel says Nevada’s Berkley violated rules

Larry Margasak · December 20, 2012 9:40 pm

FILE - In this May 22, 2012 file photo, Noah, left, and Layla prowl their enclosure at Stump Hill Farm in Massillon, Ohio. A federal judge upheld Ohio's new restrictions on exotic animals Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 after several owners sued the state over the law. Current owners who want to keep their animals must obtain the new state-issued permit by Jan. 1, 2014. They must pass background checks, pay fees, obtain liability insurance or surety bonds, and show inspectors that they can properly contain the animal and care for it. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Federal judge upholds Ohio’s new exotic-animal law

ANN SANNERKANTELE FRANKO · December 20, 2012 9:37 pm

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, left, speaks as Bill Baten listens during a news conference at the Statehouse Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Indianapolis. Zoeller announced the details of the distribution of the $6 million in supplemental relief to victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Indiana stage collapse victims get $6M more in aid

Charles Wilson · December 20, 2012 9:34 pm

Teen gets 11 years prison in Fla. burning attack

Curt Anderson · December 20, 2012 9:29 pm