AP 2012-04-12

1. It would be up to a special prosecutor and not the grand jury to decide whether to file charges in the death of Trayvon Martin. Prosecutor Angela Corey says she won't take the case to the grand jury. Under Florida Law, that only have to happen in

AP 2012-04-13

1. Police documents say the two men accused of shooting five people in Oklahoma have confessed. Three of the five have died. All the victims are black. Police described the suspects as white. 2. A pair of tornadoes have touched down in Oklahoma. The

AP 2012-04-14

1. Rick Santorum quits the presidential campaign, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. Santorum said for him the race is over, but the fight to beat President Obama goes on. 2. The Miami Marlins suspend manager Ozzie G

AP 2012-04-15

1. Tsunami watches and warnings went into effect around the Indian Ocean, after a massive earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast. The US geological survey put the magnitude at 8.6, with at least one powerful aftershock. The quake sent Indonesian coa

AP 2012-04-11

1. Police say they don't have a motive in the shootings that left three people dead and two others critically wounded in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Police said the two suspects arrested overnight will face three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of

AP 2012-04-19

1. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold the first of at least four hearings focused on the General Services Administration this week after runaway spending for conferences and other events was uncovered. 2. Jury selection

AP 2012-04-18

1. The UN Security Council has united behind a legally binding resolution calling for violence in Syria to end immediately and peace talks to begin. It authorized the deployment of UN military observers to monitor a ceasefire there. 2. President Bara

AP 2012-04-17

1. A senior house Republican says he doubts that a Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes in Columbia was a one-time incident. 11 Secret Service employees have been placed on administration leave after allegedly partying with prostitutes in adv

AP 2012-04-16

1. George Zimmerman has made his first court appearance on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Judge said an arraignment would be held on May 29th before another judge. 2. Jury selection is underway in the trial of

AP 2012-04-02

1. The Senate has rebuffed efforts to move ahead on a bill to repeal tax breaks for oil companies. A vote to proceed failed to get the necessary two-thirds majority. President Barack Obama had pleaded for Congress to end subsidies. 2. Police in Flori

AP 2012-04-03

1. Anyone selling lottery tickets can expect brisk business today. The record 540-million-dollar Mega millions jackpot is up for grabs tonight. Experts say a player is about 50 times more likely to be struck by lighting than to win the big prize. 2.

AP 2012-04-04

1. That Mega Millions jackpot leaps to 640 million, raising what had already been a world-record prize. The drawing for the fortune is set for Friday night. The odds of winning - about 1 in 176 million. 2. The Supreme Court is casting its vote on hea

AP 2012-04-05

1. Authorities in Oakland, California have a 43-year-old man in custody for allegedly going on a shooting rampage at a tiny Christian college. Seven people were killed, and three wounded on Monday. The man named One L. Goh is a former student at the

AP 2012-04-06

1. After sweeping Republican primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mitt Romney will address the same newspaper executives today that President Barack Obama spoke to yesterday. 2. The National Weather Service plans to survey t

AP 2012-04-07

1. Experts are looking for clues in the debris to determine just how many tornadoes hit the Dallas-Fort Worth region yesterday. The storms damaged hundreds of homes, but there are no reports of fatalities. One tornado may have reached 165 miles an ho

AP 2012-04-08

1. President Obama is set to sign the JOBS Act at the White House today. JOBS stands for Jumpstart Our Business Startups. It includes initiatives to help small businesses grow. 2. Texas Governor Rick Perry is set to tour tornado damage around Dallas.

AP 2012-04-09

1. President Barack Obama has signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. JOBS legislation includes key initiatives to help small businesses and startups grow and create jobs. 2. Residents in the suburb of Damascus have endured eight hours of she

AP 2012-04-10

1. Residents of Tulsa's predominantly black north side say they are afraid the shooter is still roaming their neighborhoods, looking for victims after five people were shoot and three killed. Investigators think the early Friday morning shootings are

AP 2012-04-01

1. JetBlue Airlines has suspended pilot Clayton Osbon following a bizarre rant Tuesday on a Las Vegas-bound flight. Passengers wrestled Osbon to the ground as the co-pilot took over the flight and made an emergency landing in Texas. 2. A congressman

AP 2012-04-20

1. Possible bribery and kickbacks at the General Services Administration. The agency's independent inspector general told a congressional hearing that he is leading multiple investigations. Meanwhile, a central figure in the GSA spending scandal asse