Silence. No radio blaring. No TV running on and on. The phone doesn’t ring as much. The calendar clears. The car stays put. I’ve heard it from parents of college (search)age students again and again. This year, I heard it for myself. My daughter’s off to school and now it’s …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A 28-year-old Italian tourist was killed in Alaska when he was crushed by a chunk of ice that broke from a glacier, authorities said. Alaska State Troopers said Alexander Hellweger, of Sand in Taufers in northern Italy, died Sunday at Lake George Glacier, north of Anchorage. Hellweger …
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TheFood and Drug Administration (search)announced last week a new program allowing food manufacturers to make health claims on food labels. The FDA says it wants to encourage “science-based labeling” and “competition for healthier dietary choices.” Fittingly, nut sellers are the first to be allowed to make health claims under the …
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PORTERSVILLE, Pa. – Police say a pickup truck veered off a Pennsylvania highway, smashed into a telephone pole and knocked out a fence before lumbering into a pasture and running over a horse. State Police Trooper Jason Frances tells the Butler Eagle (http://bit.ly/1xB3t6R) that the emergency call in Portersville came …
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NEW ORLEANS – Attorneys say a Chinese drywall manufacturer — Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. — has paid a $3.2 million judgment to the owners of seven homes damaged by the product. A news release from attorneys representing homeowners said a damages trial has been set for April 28 on behalf …
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NEW YORK – New York City will pay $17 million to settle three wrongful criminal convictions. City Comptroller Scott Stringer said Sunday that the settlements involve cases handled by retired homicide detective Louis Scarcella. Scarcella’s tactics have come under scrutiny and are being reviewed by the Brooklyn district attorney’s office. …
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Authorities have given the all clear after a bomb threat was made against a Delta Air Lines flight at New York’s JFK Airport Monday night. Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo told the Associated Press that the telephoned threat was made against Delta Flight 468, which was arriving from San Francisco. …
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BOSTON – Prosecutors are opposing a new request by lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) to move his trial. The government said Wednesday that a partial analysis of completed juror questionnaires cited by the defense doesn’t support its Jan. 22 argument that too many are prejudiced …
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To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. TheFlorida Supreme Court (search), the one that made the presidential election famous, has struck down a law requiring doctors to notify a parent or guardian before performing an abortion on a minor. The 5 to 1 ruling asserts …
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NEW YORK – The winners of the 2014 George Polk Awards in Journalism include reporters for The New York Times and the Miami Herald. The Times’ Rukmini Callimachi won for international reporting for her account of how European nations secretly paid ransoms to free hostages held by the Islamic State …
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