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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.-
May 22, 2013 @ 3:23 am
Homes next to Florida sinkhole to be demolished
The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 3:06 am
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 3:03 am
Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday." Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 2:37 am
Protesters rally over IRS' tea party scrutiny
Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 1:41 am
Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy
An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: What goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house? Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 1:15 am
600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released
In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 1:05 am
Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 1:03 am
Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
While Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands more people who flee persecution in their home countries. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 1:01 am
Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 1:00 am
Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file
Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file _ containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more _ might turn up something the investigators missed. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 12:40 am
Quotations of the day
"I told him we're going to play tent in the closet. I just felt air so I knew the roof was gone." _ Chelsie McCumber, who grabbed her 2-year-old son, Ethan, and rode out the deadly Oklahoma twister in a coat closet. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 12:21 am
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 12:19 am
Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 12:03 am
Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. Continue reading > -
May 22, 2013 @ 12:01 am
Maine man charged in death of missing teen
A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met on Facebook. Continue reading >