FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Conservationists sued the federal government Friday over changes to a reintroduction program for the endangered Mexican gray wolf. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the first major changes to the program since 1998 earlier this week. Under them, wolves can roam a greater expanse of Arizona …
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NEW YORK – Three Russian citizens — one posing as a New York banker — were charged Monday in connection with a Cold War-style Russian spy ring that spoke in code, passed messages concealed in bags and magazines, and tried to recruit people with ties to an unnamed New York …
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NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. – Lawyers for a woman who fled from New Hampshire with her then-8-year-old daughter a decade ago in a custody case want a judge to allow her defense to be that she was “acting in good faith to protect the child from real and imminent physical danger” …
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LOS ANGELES – Authorities say a Los Angeles police officer shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy in the back after spotting him in an alley standing near someone holding what appeared to be a gun. Sgt. Frank Preciado said early Thursday that what the officer thought was a weapon turned …
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OAKLAND, Calif. – West Coast seaports were back at full operation Sunday, except in Oakland, California, which has seen another work disruption. It’s unclear what prompted the problems in Oakland. Work at the other 28 West Coast ports is back to normal, Pacific Maritime Association spokesman Steve Getzug said. Work …
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LOS ANGELES – The City Council on Wednesday agreed to spend more than $1 billion over 30 years to repair its sidewalks, settling a lawsuit filed by disabled residents who said they couldn’t navigate broken walkways, potholed crosswalks and curbs that lacked wheelchair ramps. If a federal judge approves the …
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A Catholic school teacher suspended after she wrote in a Facebook post that gays “want to reengineer western civ into slow extinction” has been reinstated. Patricia Jannuzzi was put on administrative leave last month and was asked to disable her Facebook page when her comments drew wide publicity, in part …
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SALISBURY, Mass. – Dog tags a U.S. soldier lost on a Massachusetts beach 70 years ago have been returned to his son at the same place. Zachariah Fike (FYKE), head of Vermont-based Purple Hearts Reunited, says the military ID belonged to World War II veteran Cpl. William Benn, who lost …
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No Jamming at Hall of Fame |Spector-less Ball |Oscar Eats |Pam Morton Rock Hall of Famers Home in Time for Jay Leno You remember the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame late nights? Those wild jam sessions and great after-parties? It made you really want to be there. So here’s …
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Stars Party During Wartime |Michael Moore|Max Awards Stars Party During Wartime There’s a war in Iraq, but that had little bearing last night on many movie and TV stars. They turned out in force for DreamWorks’s bash at the Beverly Hills Hotel to benefit the Motion Picture Fund. This first-time-ever …
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