Arts Apr 07 40 years ago, people took a chance on ABBA Video by YouTube user mozpiano2 Forty years ago Monday, members of the Swedish pop group ABBA stepped on stage during the Eurovision Song Contest to take a risk that eventually led to their international superstardom. Donning silver platforms and…
Nation Apr 03 Fort Hood gunman showed no violent tendencies, Army says Updated 4:50 p.m. EDT The Iraq War veteran responsible for Wednesday’s shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas -- which killed three people and wounded 16 others -- has been identified as 34-year-old Spc. Ivan Lopez, Lt. Gen.
World Apr 01 Death toll in Syria’s civil war surpasses 150,000, human rights monitor says More than 150,000 have died during Syria's ongoing civil war, a Britain-based monitor group said Tuesday. Relying on a network of sources on the ground, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 150,344 people, including 51,212 civilians, have died…
Nation Mar 31 GM recalls 1.3 million vehicles for power steering failure General Motors Company recalled 1.3 million vehicles Monday for defects in the electric power steering assist, bringing the total of vehicles the automaker has recalled since February to 6.1 million, the Associated Press reports. The new recall includes…
Nation Mar 28 U.S. will recognize 300 same-sex marriages in Mich., Holder says U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that the federal government will recognize the 300 same-sex marriages that took place last week in Michigan. Holder said in a statement that these Michigan couples will receive federal benefits.
Nation Mar 24 UPDATE: Death toll climbs to 14 in Washington mudslide Snohomish County reported Monday afternoon on its official Twitter account that the death toll rose to 14 in the Washington landslide.
World Mar 20 Russian forces release Ukrainian navy chief Russian forces have released navy chief Serhiy Hayuk, who was detained Wednesday amid the Russian takeover of the naval base in Crimean city of Sevastopol, the acting president of Ukraine said Thursday.
Nation Mar 19 U.S. tech companies had full knowledge of NSA spying, agency’s lawyer says According to Rajesh De, general counsel for the National Security Agency, U.S. technology companies including Microsoft and Google had full knowledge of the NSA's bulk data collection.
World Mar 17 Putin declares Crimea a ‘sovereign and independent’ state The Crimean parliament formally declared independence from Ukraine on Monday after an overwhelming vote for Sunday's referendum to join Russia.
Nation Mar 17 SXSW car crash claims fourth life A suspected drunk driver killed at least two people and injured 23 others early Thursday morning when he evaded a traffic stop and plowed through barricades set up for the South by Southwest festival, the Austin Police Department said.