AP 2011-11-12

1. The nation's Emergency Alert System will be activated nationally for the first time this afternoon to test its capability. FEMA chief Craig Fugate warns some video systems may make it look like a real emergency. He says that and other flaws are be

AP 2011-11-13

1. Penn State football coach Joe Peterno says he will retire at the end of the season. Peterno also says he is absolutely devastated after his longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with molesting 8 boys. 2. Italian Prime Minister Silvio

AP 2011-11-14

1. The NCAA says it won't decide yet if it will take any action against Penn State University. It's waiting for the results of a criminal investigation of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who was accused of sexually abusing boys. Charges are pe

AP 2011-11-15

1. Nebraska has topped Penn State in a game heavily overshadowed by a tumultuous week on campus. Pen State has been under a dark cloud following sexual abuse charges that will file against former coach. The scandal forced the ousting of longtime coac

AP 2011-11-11

1. A jury has convicted Doctor Conrad Murray of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of Michael Jackson. Murray faces up to four years in jail and the loss of his medical license. 2. Two officials at Penn State University have surrendered to fa

AP 2011-11-01

1. Stocks soared after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece's debt load. Stronger US economic growth and corporate earnings also drove commodities and treasury yields higher. 2. The UN security council has voted unanimously to lift the n

AP 2011-11-16

1. Authorities in Oregon have ordered anti-Wall Street protesters to clear a street and sidewalk they were blocking. The demonstrators are obeying. The protesters had ignored a midnight evacuation order and even set up makeshift barricades on both en

AP 2011-11-17

1. The Supreme Court agrees to decide whether it is constitutional to make Americans buy health assurance. And if not, whether the rest of the health care overhaul can happen. A ruling could come by late June. 2. The mayor of Oakland, California says

AP 2011-11-18

1. At least half a dozen journalists were among those arrested and handcuffed by police during an overnight raid of the Occupy Wall Street camp in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the NYPD's policy of keeping the media back. 2. Senator Bob

AP 2011-11-19

1. The Secret Service says at least one bullet hit a White House window, but bulletproof glass stopped it. Rounds of ammunition were found outside the White House on Tuesday. It's unclear this is connected to reports of gunfire near White House last

AP 2011-11-03

1. Herman Cain says he was accused of sexual harassment, but the allegations were false. He says he has never sexually harassed anyone. A report in Politico says a trade group he had settled complaints from at least two women. Cain says if there were

AP 2011-11-02

1. Hundreds of schools won't be open today because of a weekend storm in the northeast that dumped more than two feet of wet heavy snow in some areas. Millions of customers lost power, some could be without it for days. 2. Crews hope to stabilize the

AP 2011-11-04

1. Today could be the final day of testimony in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor. Testimony from defendant Dr. Conrad Murray is up in the air. He says he'll make that decision today. 2. A small jet carrying the owner of

AP 2011-11-05

1. Europe's plan to solve its debt crisis and restore faith in the global economy has been thrown into chaos. Greece's Prime Minister has called for a referendum on his country's latest rescue package. A no vote could result in a debt default bringin

AP 2011-11-06

1. Two-year-old conjoined twins have been separated in California. The procedure took over nine hours and a team of more than 40 people. Doctors say the girls will make a full recovery. 2. What's thought to be the first lawsuit connected to a deadly

AP 2011-11-07

1. A third former employee says she considered filing a workplace complaint over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior by Herman Cain. She worked for the Republican presidential candidate in 1990s. 2. The White House says the US has a

AP 2011-11-08

1. The leader of a conservative opposition party in Greece has turned down the prime minster's invitation to join him in forming a temporary coalition government. The prime minister says such an agreement is needed to secure a mammoth new European de

AP 2011-11-09

1. The US Geological Survey has recorded ten aftershocks following a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma. There were reports of building cracks and other damage but no injuries. 2. The head of Connecticut's largest utility says it will get close to

AP 2011-11-10

1. The United States is 365 days away from the presidential election. Jobs and economy are almost certain to be the top concerns for voters. President Obama will try to convince voters he deserve a second term, while the eventual Republican challenge

AP 2011-11-20

1. New York is girding for a day of potential unrest. Occupy Wall Street organizers say they are planning to go ahead with a show of civil disobedience Thursday. They will be joined by city leaders who have denounced the raid that cleared the park pr