An school district in Clarksville, Arkansas, has decided to arm their teachers after receiving a slew of calls from parents concerned that their children are in school with no means of protection. The Associated Press reports the district anticipates 20 armed employees
(AP) US, Pakistan to resume high-level negotiationsBy DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressISLAMABADU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, say the two countries will resume high-level negotiations over security issues. Kerry also says he invited Pakistan’s newly elected
Judicial Watch has announced a lawsuit against the CIA seeking the transcript of a May 2012 conference call “between then-Obama counterterrorism adviser John Brennan and select TV terrorism consultants.” The call regarded “a foiled terrorism plot to bomb a U.S.
(AP) O.J. Simpson wins small victory in bid for freedomBy SANDRA CHEREBAssociated PressCARSON CITY, Nev.O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his 2008 convictions for kidnapping and
(AP) Court: College athletes can sue EA over imagesBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOA federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that video game maker Electronic Arts must face legal claims by college players that it unfairly used their images without compensation. The
(AP) Spanish train crash driver identifies callerBy CIARAN GILES and BARRY HATTONAssociated PressMADRIDThe driver of a Spanish train that crashed killing 79 people said he was talking by phone to the train’s on-board ticket inspector moments before the accident but
(AP) Buck up: Obama offers uplifting words to wary DemsBy DONNA CASSATA and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama sought to calm jittery Democrats Wednesday as they prepared to head home to face voters, assuring them they’re “on the right side
(AP) Denver hotel offers pop-up inflatable roomBy CATHERINE TSAIAssociated PressDENVERFor a limited time, a Denver hotel is offering a package with a one-night stay in a pop-up, inflatable room that rises 22 feet in the air, thanks to a scissor
(AP) San Diego City Council to sue mayorBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOThe San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to sue Mayor Bob Filner over any costs the city must pay from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former communications
(AP) Crash kills Texas A&M freshman lineman, Utah teenBy RUSSELL CONTRERAS and KRISTIE RIEKENAssociated PressTexas A&M said Tuesday that redshirt freshman Polo Manukainiu and a teenager joining the Utah football team this fall were among three people killed in a
(AP) Appeals court: NYC’s big-soda ban unconstitutionalBy DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice.A mid-level state appeals court ruled Tuesday that the city’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority when
(AP) Spain investigators: Train driver was on phoneBy JORGE SAINZ and BARRY HATTONAssociated PressMADRID The driver of the train that derailed and killed 79 people in Spain was on the phone and traveling at 95 mph (153 kph) — almost
(AP) Syria: At least 10 killed in Homs mortar attackBy ALBERT AJI and BARBARA SURKAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaA late-night mortar attack killed at least 10 people in a government-held district in the embattled central city of Homs, an official and opposition
(AP) Witness: Paterno said Penn St. erred on SanduskyBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday
(AP) Green paint found at 2 more Washington landmarksBy BEN NUCKOLSAssociated PressWASHINGTON Three days after green paint was found splattered on the Lincoln Memorial, authorities investigated two similar incidents of vandalism _ green paint splashed inside the Washington National Cathedral
(AP) Ralph Nader’s new cause: Tort law museum in Conn.By STEPHEN SINGERAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn.Ralph Nader has a new cause. After dedicating nearly half a century to battling businesses over almost everything from dangerous products to the influence of money in
(AP) Bus crash in southern Italy kills 38 peopleBy FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressROMEAn Italian tour crushed through a sidewall of a highway bridge in southern Italy, and plunged some 30 meters (100 feet) into a wooded ravine, killing at least 38
For the first time since 1965, no living player will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, symbolizing the performance-enhancing drug era that continues to haunt the game. In the next two weeks, baseball players like Alex
(AP) Kuwait’s conservative tribes make election gainsBy HUSSAIN AL-QATARIAssociated PressKUWAIT CITYKuwait’s conservative Sunni tribes made gains in parliamentary elections while liberals reclaimed a foothold in the Gulf region’s most politically powerful elected body, according to results Sunday after voting forced
The saga of the “Racist and Proud” anti-Zimmerman hoax has resulted in a retraction from both the New York Daily News and the photo was eventually pulled from the Daily Mail. The hoax resulted in an Austin, Texas woman having her life
(AP) Pope draws 3M for vigil after chastising ‘exodus’By NICOLE WINFIELD and JENNY BARCHFIELDAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIROPope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Rio’s Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth Day,
The federal government plans to investigate an Arizona high school over a “Redneck Day” celebration two months ago that was inspired by the popular Duck Dynasty television show on A&E. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil
(AP) More than 1,000 inmates escape Libyan prison By ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated PressTRIPOLI, Libya More than 1,000 detainees escaped from a prison near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in a massive jailbreak Saturday, as protesters stormed the offices of political
(AP) Syria says agreement reached on UN chemical probeBy BARBARA SURKAssociated PressBEIRUTTalks between the Syrian government and a U.N. delegation tasked with investigating chemical weapons allegations in the nation’s civil war have “resulted in an agreement on ways of moving
(AP) Libyan protesters storm Islamist officesBy ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated PressTRIPOLI, LibyaProtesters stormed the offices of Islamist-allied parties in Libya’s main cities on Saturday, angry at the assassination of an activist critical of the country’s Muslim Brotherhood group. Hundreds gathered in the
