Anti-communist oaths persist despite court rulings
Written by JONATHAN KAMINSKY,Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — It has been just shy of 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Washington state law barring members of the Communist Party from voting or holding public-sector jobs is unconstitutional.
New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader
Written by SUZANNE GAMBOA,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just before the March on Washington in 1963, President John F. Kennedy summoned six top civil rights leaders to the White House to talk about his fears that civil rights legislation he was moving through Congress might be undermined if the march turned violent.
Pa. hospital gets shoeshine tips totaling $200,000
Written by AP
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A shoeshine man has given a Pittsburgh children's hospital a total of more than $200,000 in tips he's collected over the last 30 years.
Colo. teen heard on 911 call saying he killed girl
Written by P. SOLOMON BANDA,Associated Press
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A search that set parents in the Denver area on edge last fall, had neighbors casting a suspicious eye on neighbors, and left a family grieving the loss of a 10-year-old ended with the teen suspect telling a 911 dispatcher: "I murdered Jessica Ridgeway. I have proof that I did it."
Governors: Looming cuts threaten economic gains
Written by KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors are becoming prominent voices in the fight to cut the federal deficit, warning that Capitol Hill's latest budget stalemate is causing fresh uncertainty that threatens economic progress.
FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug
Written by MATTHEW PERRONE,AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.
Dow bounces from 2-day slide to a 3-digit gain
Written by DANIEL WAGNER,AP Business Writer
Strong earnings from big U.S. companies pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to a rare triple-digit gain Friday, but the S&P 500 index still posted its first weekly loss of the year.
APNewsBreak: National park cuts detailed in memo
Written by TRACIE CONE,Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The towering giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park would go unprotected from visitors who might trample their shallow roots. At Cape Cod National Seashore, large sections of the Great Beach would close to keep eggs from being destroyed if natural resource managers are cut.