AP 2012-01-16

1. Iranhas confirmed to Swiss officials that it has sentenced an Iranian-American manto death on charges of spying. The Obama administration says the allegationsagainst the former military translator are false. 2. Authorities in Ohio say a dispute ov

AP 2012-01-15

1. The first votes in the New Hampshire primary were cast just after midnight in Dixville Notch. Mitt Romney may be the favorite Tuesday, but his rivals are also looking for a good showing. 2. The New Jersey Assembly's top Republican leader has died

AP 2012-01-14

1. Mitt Romney's Republican presidential rivals are heating him with all they can the day before the New Hampshire primary. Romney, the front runner, showed up his own attempts by saying that he likes to be able to fire people who don't do their jobs

AP 2012-01-13

1. Iranian state radio reports that an Arizona-born former marine has been sentenced to death in Iran after being convicted of working for the CIA. His parents say he was visiting his grandmother. 2. Gabrielle Giffords took part in a ceremony remembe

AP 2012-01-12

1. Republican presidential candidates debated for the second time in 24 hours ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. Newt Gingrich accused Mitt Romney of spouting pious baloney for saying he is not a career politician. 2. A bomb hidden in the pack

AP 2012-01-20

1. While most of the nation has gone without much snow this season, Alaska is getting more than it can handle. At City of Valdez, they've seen more than 26 feet since November. 2. Democrats in Wisconsin are winding down their effort to gather enough

AP 2012-01-19

1. Outrage after a video was posted online that appears to show four US marines urinating on corpses. US military officials condemned the video and launched a full investigation. The AP hasn't independently verified the video's authenticity. 2. Mitt

AP 2012-01-17

1. Mitt Romney is the winner of the New Hampshire Republican primary. Ron Paul came in second. Jon Huntsman finished third. Next stop, the South Carolina primary on January 21st. 2. Cordova, Alaska is waiting on an order of shovels as it continues di

AP 2012-01-18

1. The day after Mitt Romney's big win in the New Hampshire primary, attacks from Republican rivals asattention shifts to the South Carolina primary. Newt Gingrich says Romney's work asa venture capitalist cost people jobs. 2. The USsays it played no

AP 2012-01-21

1. Mitt Romney is defending himself against attacks he was more of corporate raider than a job creator. He has a new TV ad out in South Carolina taking his GOP opponents to task for attacking his capitalist background. 2. President Barack Obama wants

AP 2012-01-22

1. The number of people unaccounted for in last night's cruise ship accident off Italy has dropped to about 40. Three people are known dead after the Costa Concordia ran aground and flipped onto its side. 2. A group of social conservative leaders is

AP 2012-01-23

1. The captain of a luxury cruise ship that capsized off Italy over the weekend says he did everything he could to save loss. Prosecutors are investigating whether he abandoned the ship before all of the passengers escaped. Meanwhile, two more bodies

AP 2012-01-09

1. Police say a wounded man is the sole suspect in the shooting of six drug squad police officers who were serving a search warrant in Utah. One officer was dead and the rest of the wounded are in the hospital. 2. A deadly wave of explosions has stru

AP 2012-01-05

1. The Iowa caucuses take place today, and Mitt Romney is predicting, no win. But as of early Tuesday, many of Iowa's Republican voters still hadn't settled on a favorite candidate. Romney is expected to be challenged by Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. 2

AP 2012-01-07

1. It's on the New Hampshire for the Republican presidential candidates. The latest tallies of Mitt Romney topping Rick Santorum by just 8 votes, it's the closest Iowa caucuses result ever. 2. President Obama goes to Ohio Wednesday to make his case a

AP 2012-01-04

1. Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to enjoy a bump in Iowa. Polls show him surging. Now rivals in the field are starting to question his conservative credentials. 2. The fighting continues in Syria even as Arab League obse

AP 2012-01-11

1. Mitt Romney is trying to guard against complacency as the New Hampshire primary nears. Polls show him with a large lead ahead of Tuesday's vote, but he's been telling supporters things can change quickly. 2. American Jakadrien Lorece Turner is bac

AP 2012-01-08

1. Michelle Bachmann has ended her presidential campaign. Meantime, Rick Santorum is trying to become the conservative heavyweight in the Republican race after his near-tie with Iowa caucus winner Mitt Romney. 2. There's a blast of cold weather cover

AP 2012-01-02

1. Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is back in Iowa today. He's been doing well in the polls there and has become the latest target of the pack of Republicans vying for the party's nomination. 2. A two-and-a-half-hour funeral procession for

AP 2012-01-10

1. President Barack Obama says the United States is turning a page when it comes to defense strategy. He is vowing that the US military will still be the world strongest, even as the Pentagon cuts spending, shrinks the Army and Marines and pulls back