AP 2012-03-13

1. President Barack Obama is swinging back at Republicans on gas prices. He says campaign rhetoric demanding more drilling is the bumper sticker, not a longterm solution to the nation's energy situation. 2. Israel pounded Gaza for the second day in a

AP 2012-03-12

1. A top-ranking Syrian official says he is defecting to the opposition, protesting what he calls the brutal crackdown on dissidents. The move comes as the UN humanitarian chief said she was taken aback by what she saw in one of the hardest hit areas

AP 2012-03-14

1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai puts the death toll from an overnight shooting rampage in Southern Kandahar at 16. An American soldier is being blamed. NATO says he's been detained. Nine children and three women were among the dead. 2. The Republica

AP 2012-03-15

1. White House says there'll be no change on its Afghan strategy. That's after a weekend shooting of 16 Afghan civilians allegedly by a US soldier. In the meantime, the Taliban say they are vowing revenge. 2. An attorney for an accused New York madam

AP 2012-03-16

1. Republicans in Mississippi and Alabama head to the polls today. The two states are holding their presidential primaries. Both states are deeply conservative, and are seen as a major test for Mitt Romney who's struggling to attract conservative vot

AP 2012-03-11

1. It was a bruising Super Tuesday but Mitt Romney's campaign is arguing he will be the only candidate left standing come this summer. Wins in six states increase Romney's lead in the race for convention delegates. 2. The Red Cross says most resident

AP 2012-03-02

1. A Cleveland hospital says another student wounded in an Ohio high school shooting has died, bringing the death toll to three. The teenage suspect faces a juvenile court hearing Tuesday afternoon. 2. As voters headed to the polls in Michigan and Ar

AP 2012-03-20

1. The neighbors of Robert Bales are speaking out about the army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan last weekend. They say he never expressed a lot of emotion about his multiple deployments. 2. Syria's State radio is report

AP 2012-03-19

1. US defense officials say Afghan President Hamid Karzai is not demanding all American forces leave Afghan villages in a meeting with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. But a Karzai statement is calling for a quick withdrawal. 2. The United Nations say

AP 2012-03-18

1. A jury has found Virginia Tech negligent for delaying a campus warning of the first shootings in a 2007 campus massacre that left 33 dead. Jurors returned the verdict in a wrongful death civil suit brought by the parents of two students who were k

AP 2012-03-17

1. It was a big night for Rick Santorum, who swept the Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney finished second and third in both states. But Romney ended up winning more delegates than Santorum among the day tha

AP 2012-03-01

1. A gunman in Ohio killed at least one student and wounded four others at Cleveland area high school. The suspect has been taken into police custody. Police have not released the motive. 2. The National Association of Realtors says sales contracts f

AP 2012-03-04

1. Residents in the Midwest are picking up the pieces after more than a dozen tornadoes ripped through the region. At least nine people were killed and more than 30 injured. 2. Republican front-runner Mitt Romney is moving on to Ohio. Buoyed by a pai

AP 2012-03-05

1. The Senate defeats a Republican effort to roll back the president's policy on contraception insurance coverage. The measure would have allowed employers and insurance providers to opt out of health care legislation. 2. The Red Cross says it has pe

AP 2012-03-06

1. Rescue crews are continuing to find victims of Friday's severe weather. Dozens from Indiana to Georgia were killed. The tornadoes destroyed homes, businesses and tossed around cars and buses. 2. BP has agreed to a 7.8-billion dollar settlement of

AP 2012-03-07

1. President Barack Obama says he prefers to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. But he told the America Israeli Public Affairs Committee that he won't hesitate to use force when necessary to defend the US and its interests.

AP 2012-03-08

1. President Barack Obama is meeting with Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two met for several hours at the White House with Iran's nuclear program being a major discussion point. Netanyahu said Israel is a sovereign nation with the rig

AP 2012-03-09

1. It's Super Tuesday. Republican voters in ten states are choosing which candidate should get the chance to challenge President Barack Obama in November. Mitt Romney is hoping to solidify his front-runner status, Rick Santorum is fighting to keep it

AP 2012-03-10

1. Mitt Romney barely topped Rick Santorum in Ohio's closely watched Super Tuesday Republican primary. Romney also won Alaska, Virginia, Idaho, Vermont and Massachusetts. Santorum won Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota. Newt Gingrich won in Georgia

AP 2012-03-03

1. Mitt Romney heads into next week Super Tuesday with primary wins in Arizona and Michigan. Ten states of contests next Tuesday including Georgia, Virginia and Ohio. 2. The Coast Guard says one crew member is dead, three others are missing, followin