Voters head to polls in ex-Rep. Jackson's district
Written by SOPHIA TAREEN,Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The primary contest to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson was in the hands of Chicago-area voters Tuesday, just three months after his resignation and an intense period of campaigning by more than a dozen candidates.
Egypt hot air balloon crash death toll rises to 19
Written by HAGGAG SALAMA,Associated Press MAGGIE MICHAEL,Associated Press
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 19 foreign tourists in one of the world's deadliest ballooning accidents and handing a new blow to Egypt's ailing tourism industry.
'Argo' wins best picture on scattered Oscar night
Written by CHRISTY LEMIRE,AP Movie Critic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films. "Argo" won best picture as expected, along with two other prizes. But "Life of Pi" won the most awards with four, including a surprise win for director Ang Lee.
All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame
Written by PHILIP ELLIOTT,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who's to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, with the administration detailing the potential fallout in each state and governors worrying about the mess.
Legal pot in Colo., Wash. poses growing dilemma
Written by KRISTEN WYATT,Associated Press NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS,Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — It may be called weed, but marijuana is legendarily hard to grow.
Trial set to open for Gulf oil spill litigation
Written by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN,Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by the disaster.
Return of sectarian threats in Iraq raises alarm
Written by ADAM SCHRECK,Associated Press QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA,Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — The fliers began turning up at Sunni households in the Iraqi capital's Jihad neighborhood last week bearing a chilling message: Get out now or face "great agony" soon.
2nd blizzard bearing down on Plains region
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A second major winter storm was bearing down on the central Plains Sunday, forcing cancellations and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand supplies less than a week after another system dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region.