
1 hour ago - By Karin Laub, Associated Press Writer
Gaza militants fired at least 10 mortar shells at Israel on Thursday, a day after Israel announced it successfully tested a high-tech shield against future mortar and rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled territory. Complete Story...
27 minutes ago - By Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer
A video camera in the jungles of Indonesia has captured the first known footage of Sumatran tiger cubs in the wild, boosting efforts to conserve the endangered species, an environmental group said Thursday.
13 minutes ago - By Associated Press
The Arizona Education Association is starting over in challenging budget legislation affecting public school employees.
13 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Los Angeles police say the grandson of President Ronald Reagan has been arrested.
13 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Government contractor CACI International Inc. said Thursday the Army awarded it a $100 million task order for work on battle command systems.
18 minutes ago - By Julie Carr Smyth, AP Statehouse Correspondent
Ohio has executed a man who shot and killed a Toledo shopkeeper during a 1993 robbery, successfully using its new single-drug lethal injection method for the second time.
14 minutes ago - By Paul Davenport, Associated Press Writer
Arizona is on track to complete a big financing deal needed so the cash-short state government can pay its bills during February, officials said.
16 minutes ago - By Associated Press
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has picked the final option on a contract with the consortium that runs its commuter rail service after the operator agreed to improve service.
23 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Federal health scientists say Forest Laboratories' hypertension drug Bystolic should not be approved for a new use in patients at risk for heart failure.
30 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Police are investigating the death of a man who became a millionaire after winning Britain's National Lottery when he was 17.
18 minutes ago - By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Writer
Gov. Bill Ritter says he's dropping out of this year's election to focus on his family. But he also insists it will allow him to better lead Colorado as it struggles with the recession.
23 minutes ago - By Associated Press
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and sportsmen from across the state say they are encouraged that the federal government will be making changes to how oil and natural gas leases are awarded on public lands.
21 minutes ago - By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Writer
A lawsuit filed by two Chicagoans claims Illinois' method for funding mass transit discriminates against blacks and Hispanics, while providing "mass transit luxury" for white riders.
25 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Idaho farmers sold $5.4 billion worth of products in 2009, down 17 percent from the year before. That's the largest single-year decline in more than 40 years.

30 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Five-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen led Norway to an overwhelming victory in a biathlon World Cup relay race Thursday.
26 minutes ago - By Deborah Jian Lee, AP Energy Writer
Natural gas stockpile levels fell last week as expected, the government said Thursday.
11 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Book retailer Barnes & Noble Inc. on Thursday lowered its fiscal third-quarter guidance after holiday sales proved weaker than expected.
41 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Police in Connecticut say a 28-year-old mother is charged with leaving her two young children in her car in freezing temperatures while she went tanning in a salon.
27 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Nebraska agriculture officials don't believe the case of bovine tuberculosis found in South Dakota this week is linked to the case found in northeast Nebraska last year.
30 minutes ago - By Mike Baker, Associated Press Writer
The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has reached a settlement in a series of federal lawsuits accusing the company of excessive force against Iraqis.
35 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Officials say a magnifying glass set on a stand in a sunny room started a small blaze in a Wyoming home.
32 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Former Olympic ski jumper Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards carried the torch down the streets of Winnipeg.
34 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Ryanair backed down Thursday from a threat to ground its domestic flights in Italy after aviation officials agreed to limit the types of ID documents passengers can show at airport gates.
39 minutes ago - By Associated Press
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. narrowed its fourth-quarter and full-year guidance Thursday after reporting slightly better-than-expected December sales.
41 minutes ago - By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
A government official says President Barack Obama will order U.S. agencies to move faster and more accurately in adding suspects to the watch lists designed to stop terrorists before they strike.