Security is intensifying at airports, train stations, nuclear plants and major sporting arenas around the country as the 10th anniversary approaches.
Contentious Ala. immigration law goes before judge
A federal judge in Birmingham will hear arguments whether a new Alabama immigration law constitutes an unfair assault on civil liberties or is a long-overdue effort to protect American jobs and borders.
Police arrest naked NY man in fatal stabbing spree
The man killed an elderly man dead and injuring four others, was charged with murder on Wednesday, police said.
Pope laments ‘amnesia’ about God during Spain trip
Pope Benedict XVI is in Spain to celebrate the church’s World Youth Day.
6th person dies from Ind. fair accident injuries
Strong winds at Indiana fair cause stage to collapse.
Planned Parenthood to end abortions in 3 AZ cities
These changes comply with recent state laws that placed restrictions on abortion.
Shutdown over, Dayton to ‘do what I can’ on jobs
More than 200,000 Minnesota residents are jobless, and last month’s shutdown caused the state’s unemployment rate to jump to 7.2 percent.
Police: School bomb plot aimed for mass casualties
Police found shrapnel, plastic tubing, timing and fuse devices the student was amassing in a plot he intended to be worse than the Columbine mass killings, police said Wednesday.
FBI investigates fatal rundown of black Miss. man
An FBI spokeswoman in Mississippi, said Wednesday that the bureau is investigating the June 26 death and said the agency wants to “determine whether federal civil rights crimes occurred.”
S&P’s competency among the issues
As the president fires back, some lawmakers and economists have questioned whether the ratings agencies have the competence to evaluate the country’s finances, based on their own performance before the 2008-09 financial crisis.
Chile’s president, miners mark year since collapse
Several of the miners carried an image of the Virgin to the Candelaria cathedral in downtown Copiapo, a dusty mining city in Chile’s northern desert 31 miles (50 kilometers) from the isolated mine that has been closed since the miners were pulled out alive 69 days after their ordeal began.
Cargill recalling 36M pounds of ground turkey
Cargill said that it is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company’s Springdale, Ark., plant from Feb. 20 through Aug. 2 due to possible contamination from the strain of salmonella.
ACLU seeks info on how police use cellphone data
The civil rights organization said 34 of its national affiliates have filed open-records requests with hundreds of law enforcement agencies seeking disclosure on cellphone location data, which is used to pinpoint where people go with their phones.
Judge nixes proposed 450-foot BWCA cellphone tower
A judge blocked the plan, ruling that the proposed tower with flashing airplane safety lights would likely hurt the “scenic and aesthetic resources” of the northeastern Minnesota wilderness.
Giffords’ vote the most memorable of all
Seven months after she was shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote. Thunderous applause and emotional hugs from her Republican and Democratic colleagues greeted her.