GREENVILLE California An earthquake has struck Northern Californias Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 57 Rafael Abreau a geophysicist with the US Geological Surveys National Earthquake Center says the temblor struck at 847 pm
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CALIFORNIA A magnitude 57 earthquake struck in northern California on Thursday according to the US Geological Survey The epicenter of the quake was located 2 miles 3 km northnortheast of the town of Canyondam the USGS said Initial reports said
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In a speech outlining US counterterrorism efforts President Obama cautioned against using drone strikes as a cureall for terrorism and said he is insisting on strong oversight of all lethal action including tighter standards for unmanned air strikes President
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The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow openly gay Scouts to join troops for the first time in the groups 103year history but sought a political middle ground by retaining a ban on gay adults serving as leaders The Scouts didnt appear to satisfy
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH Fla Hurricane season is just days away and the season is expected to be more active than average Just as the season begins so do cuts to some of Floridas most critical emergency resources due to an 85 million in mandatory
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The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in northern Washington state collapsed Thursday evening sending vehicles and people into the water the state patrol said Trooper Mark Francis told USA Today that two lanes in both directions collapsed
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NEW YORK At 703 of overtime Thursday night former Boston College star Chris Kreider extended the Rangers season Related Box score middot Series pictures middot Bruins Daily Blunders were costly middot Watch Hamilton takes loss hard middot Watch Chara discusses
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NEW YORK AP Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his teams season Kreider deftly steered in a pass from Rick Nash 703 into overtime and the
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Updated 1144 PM ET MOUNT VERNON Wash An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening dumping vehicles and people into the water the Washington State Patrol said The fourlane bridge over the Skagit River
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Liberal Scout leaders while supporting the proposal to accept gay youngsters have made clear they also want the ban on gay adults lifted Seattle Times staff and news services PREV of NEXT Jesse Pacem 36 an Eagle Scout says the changes are a
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Washington May 24 IANS Historymaking IndianAmerican legal luminary Srikanth Sri Srinivasans unanimous Senate confirmation as the first South Asian judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital has been widely hailed
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Natural disasters can happen at any moment and with the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season right around the corner its never too late to prepare Although its been almost 10 years since a major hurricane has impacted our area people in the panhandle say
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In this file photo George Zimmerman sits with defense counsel Mark OMara in court at the Seminole County courthouse for a hearing Tuesday Dec 11 2012 in Sanford Fla AP PhotoOrlando Sentinel Joe Burbank Pool slideshow ORLANDO Fla
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WASHINGTON May 23 2013 It is not easy to sentence someone to death Even someone as unlikeable as Jodi Arias Arias whose defense lawyer Kirk Nurmi famously admitted Its not about whether or not you like Jodi Arias Nine days out of 10 I dont
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DETROIT Jonathan Toews barked at officials from the penalty box venting his frustration during an almostsurreal string of three penalties called against the Blackhawks captain in a span of 5 minutes 34 seconds Toews discouraging night was indicative
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GRAPEVINE Texas In an emotionally charged vote Thursday the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January next year the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians After months of debate in local districts
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US Rep Jo Bonner announced Thursday that he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system In the letter to his congressional colleagues the sixterm Republican said he will resign to become vice
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The two previously unpublished pictures were given to Time magazine by the girl who was escorted by Barak Obamas best friend NBCs Ann Curry reports Share This facebook middot twitter middot googleplus Related Videos Transcript of this video
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BOSTON WHDHJane Richard the sister of the youngest marathon bombing victim is now moving forward with her own recovery The Richard family said sevenyearold Jane was released from Boston Childrens Hospital Thursday morning and is now at
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Thu May 23 2013 1102pm EDT Reuters Part of a freeway bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state collapsed on Thursday sending vehicles falling into the water below an emergency dispatcher said Washington State Patrol dispatcher AJ
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The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening dumping vehicles and people into the water the Washington State Patrol said The fourlane bridge collapsed about 7 pm Trooper Mark Francis said Francis said he
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WASHINGTONThursdays speech represents a major step by President Barack Obama to rebrand his counterterrorism legacy after a first term in office largely defined by an aggressive use of drones and secret kill lists to eliminate terrorist suspects around
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MOUNT VERNON Wash The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed dumping vehicles and people into the water Trooper Mark Francis said the fourlane bridge collapsed about 7 pm
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MOBILE Ala WPMI Following the announced resignation plans from Representative Jo Bonner on Thursday names of possible candidates are already emerging Probable replacements include first term State Senator Bill Hightower former State Senator
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The game the series their season it all nearly ended for the Rangers but maybe this is how their revival begins With an opposing goaltender sprawled on the ice decked by an invisible force as the puck slides past With one of the leagues best
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Kara M Stein and Michael S Piwowar both senior US Senate aides were nominated today by President Barack Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission Stein would replace Elisse B Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Piwowar
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The CIAdirected drone strikes are increasingly unpopular In response US President Barack Obama has tried to bring targeted killings out of the shadows a bit On US soil no American can be killed without due process whether with quota drone or a shotgunquot
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THE charity Help For Heroes has been swamped with donations leading to its website crashing after Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered while wearing one of its shirts The popular military support group has been deluged with calls donations and demands
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Authorities are investigating whether the terrorists who allegedly killed a serving British soldier in a London street on Wednesday had connections to Nigeria WSJs Cassell BryanLow reports on the attack that UK Prime Minister David Cameron has
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The American Red Cross is reversing course and dedicating donations pledged via text message to Oklahoma disaster reliefs in response to controversy over previous plans to designate the money to the charitys national fund By Steve Lackmeyer
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