(AP) Ex-NFL player’s NY home trashed by partying teensBy CHRIS CAROLAAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Holloway initially thought the Twitter photos showing young people partying at his family’s second home in upstate New York were a hoax. Then
(AP) Navy gunman’s mom: ‘I don’t know why he did it’By ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe mother of Aaron Alexis said Wednesday that she does not know why her son opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people, but she
By ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressPARISFrance’s Senate has voted to ban beauty pageants for children under 16 in an effort to protect girls from being sexualized too early. Anyone who enters a child into such a contest would face up to two
By WAYNE PARRYAssociated PressTOMS RIVER, N.J.The massive fire that destroyed part of a Jersey shore boardwalk and scores of businesses began accidentally by wiring damaged in Superstorm Sandy, and should prompt coastal property owners to inspect their own wiring for
(AP) Gunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voicesBy ERIC TUCKER, BRETT ZONGKER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former Navy reservist who slaughtered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had been hearing voices and was being treated for mental
Before all the facts about the shooting at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington DC were known, the Associated Press rushed out a piece relaying its shock and disappointment that the gun control debate had “gone cold” despite several mass
(AP) Pelini apologizes for profane rant about NU fansBy ERIC OLSONAP College Football WriterLINCOLN, Neb.Hours after Bo Pelini fired back at criticism from one of the Nebraska program’s all-time greats, he had to apologize for a profane rant in which
(AP) Man arrested in front of White HouseBy ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Secret Service has arrested a man for tossing firecrackers over a fence at the White House. A federal law enforcement official says the shoeless man was immediately arrested
(AP) 13 killed in Washington Navy Yard shooting rampageBy ERIC TUCKER, BRETT ZONGKER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA former Navy man launched an attack Monday morning inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in
(AP) DC Navy Yard shooter was reservist until 2011By ERIC TUCKER, BRETT ZONGKER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTON **UPDATE**: Reuters reports an anonymous Navy official said Alexis “received a general discharge from the Navy Reserve in 2011 after a series
(AP) In Hernandez case, a Conn. house holds cluesBy PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressBRISTOL, Conn.Two friends of Aaron Hernandez were hanging out at the blue Cape-style house in Bristol when the NFL star beckoned them for an outing that ended with another
(AP) Officials: Navy Yard shooter ID’ed as Aaron AlexisBy ERIC TUCKER and JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated PressWASHINGTONFederal law enforcement officials say the man accused in a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard that left at least 12 people dead has
(AP) Police: Man in tan outfit not Navy Yard suspectBy ERIC TUCKER, BRETT ZONGKER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONPolice say a man in a tan, military-style outfit who had been sought in connection with the shooting rampage at the Washington
(AP) Runner-up concedes NYC Democratic mayoral primaryBy JONATHAN LEMIRE and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson conceded the Democratic primary race to front-runner Bill de Blasio on Monday, averting a runoff and clearing the way for
(AP) Obama warns GOP against creating ‘economic chaos’By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama said it would be the “height of irresponsibility” for lawmakers to cause another economic crisis just five years after the
(AP) Obama: ‘Cowardly act’ at Navy Yard kills patriotsBy NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is mourning what he called “yet another mass shooting” in the United States that he says took the life of American patriots.Obama promised to make sure,
(AP) Officials: At least 1 shooter dead at Navy YardBy ERIC TUCKER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONOfficials say at least one shooter has died at the Washington Navy Yard, where several people were killed and as many as 10 were
By ERIC TUCKER and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONSeveral people were injured in a shooting Monday morning at a building at the Washington Navy Yard, the U.S. Navy said, and authorities searched for an active shooter.A defense official, who spoke to The
By NAHAL TOOSIAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAfghanistan’s presidential race kicked off Monday as election authorities began accepting the nominations of would-be candidates, the start of a wide-open race whose winner will oversee the final phases of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops amid
By MIRWAIS KHANAssociated PressKANDAHAR, AfghanistanA top policewoman in southern Afghanistan died early Monday after being shot by unknown attackers, months after her predecessor was also slain. Her death, one of the latest in a string of attacks on prominent Afghan
By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.A company that has for decades helped people enroll in Medicaid says it won’t be able to sign up people for insurance under the new Affordable Care Act because there is too much scrutiny over
By AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROThe military trial of an Egyptian journalist accused of spreading false information about the army’s counterinsurgency operations in the volatile Sinai Peninsula briefly opened behind closed doors on Sunday, only to be postponed for a few days
(AP) Biden to face anti-war Democrats at Iowa picnicBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressDES MOINES, IowaVice President Joe Biden is heading into the belly of Democrats’ anti-war opposition, venturing into a politically influential heartland state for the first time since President Barack
(AP) Texas law gets tough on public, private drone useBy WILL WEISSERTAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasTexas is among seven states to recently pass a law limiting drone use in civilian airspace. While discussion in almost every state legislature has mainly focused on
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONSocial Security made $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work, congressional investigators said in a report Friday. The Government Accountability Office estimated that
