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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.
Dragon makes history with space station docking
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial sector.
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.
- Extent of fire damage to Maine sub not yet clear
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Those who have spent time on Navy submarines will tell you that few combustible materials are aboard. But don't tell that to the firefighters who rushed to the USS Miami when a blaze swept through the billion-dollar nuclear-powered submarine.
- 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.
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.
- Today in Arizona History
Sunday, May 27
