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.
Some patients won't see nurses of different race
Written by JEFF KAROUB,Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race.
Rat tales abound in NYC after Superstorm Sandy
Written by DAVID B. CARUSO,Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — At the height of Superstorm Sandy, city residents watching seawater pour into the subway system couldn't help but wonder: What will become of all the rats?