1 student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TAFT, Calif. (AP) — A student was shot and wounded at a rural San Joaquin Valley high school Thursday and another student was taken into custody, officials said.
Biden says consensus emerging on gun safety
Written by JULIE PACE,Associated Press MATTHEW DALY,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pledging swift action to curb gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden said he would deliver new policy proposals to President Barack Obama by Tuesday.
'Lincoln' leads Oscars with 12 nominations
Written by DAVID GERMAIN,AP Movie Writer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
In picking Lew, Obama turns a page at Treasury
Written by JIM KUHNHENN,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, is a premier federal budget expert who would take the helm of the government's main agency for economic and fiscal policy just as the administration girds itself for a new confrontation with congressional Republicans over the nation's debt and deficits.
Investigators looking into high-speed ferry crash
Written by COLLEEN LONG,Associated Press DAVID B. CARUSO,Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed commuter ferry that crashed into a lower Manhattan dock, injuring dozens of people, had recently undergone a major overhaul that gave it new engines and a new propulsion system, and officials were looking into whether they played any role in the morning rush hour accident.
Self-portraits: Holmes sticks out tongue, has guns
Written by DAN ELLIOTT,Associated Press
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The photos were chilling and enigmatic, just like their subject. In the pictures, taken on his IPhone hours before the Aurora movie theater massacre, accused gunman James Holmes mugs for the camera, sticks out his tongue and smiles as he holds a Glock under his face and displays his arsenal arrayed on his bed.
Biden: Use executive order to control guns
Written by ERICA WERNER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence in America Wednesday, pledging steps by the Obama administration that he said could "take thousands of people out of harm's way" and improve the safety of millions more.
US tax code longer than Bible — without good news
Written by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Too intimidated to fill out your tax return without help? Join the club.