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- Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's investment in green energy requires too much green paper for some in Congress.
- Raid admiral's toughest fight: winning Washington
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The commander in charge of the raid to kill Osama bin Laden is defending his proposal that would give him more authority to send special operations forces overseas to address problems like terrorists or sudden Arab Spring-style unrest.
Suspect in NY killing hospitalized as suicide risk
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz was hospitalized for fear he might attempt suicide as he awaited arraignment Friday, exactly 33 years after the boy vanished without a trace in one of New York City's most traumatic missing-child cases.
Edwards juror issue arises; case stops for weekend
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The judge in the John Edwards trial says she is dealing with a juror issue and she is warning the panel not to deliberate outside the jury room or in small groups.
50 years on, fire still burns underneath Pa. town
CENTRALIA, Pa. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia — a whole community of 1,400 simply gone.
- US general: Afghanistan better vetting recruits
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — The commanding Marine general in one of Afghanistan's hardest-fought regions said Friday he is seeing big improvements in the vetting of Afghan recruits to the country's security forces following attacks by Afghan soldiers on their NATO partners.
Expert says DNA on medical waste matched Clemens'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A forensic scientist testified Friday that two cotton balls and a syringe needle allegedly saved after a steroids injection tested positive for Roger Clemens' DNA, a key moment as the government tries to prove the former pitcher used performance-enhancing drugs.
Sandusky charity to shut down, transfer programs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago — and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing — said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry that serves abused and neglected children.
- House Republican leaders plan summer tax cut vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Republican says his chamber will vote this summer on continuing the tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush.
After NYC beer museum tour, hop on over to its bar
NEW YORK (AP) — Beer was hip in New York long before hipsters were into craft brews, according to a new exhibit at the New-York Historical Society that traces the history of beer all the way back to drunken Colonial times.
- Today in History
Today is Friday, May 25, the 146th day of 2012. There are 220 days left in the year.
