AP 2012-06-15

1. Spain's prime minister says he is expecting 2012 to be a bad year for the economy. The euro zone nation could get a bailout of up to $125 billion for its banks. But the prime minister says Spain will remain in recession and unemployment will proba

AP 2012-06-14

1. Spain is asking for a bank bailout from the Euro Zone. No exact figures have been given yet but finance ministers from the 17 countries that use the euro say they are ready to give Spain up to 125 billion dollars. 2. There are reports of violence

AP 2012-06-13

1. Spectators and hundreds of graduates made a dash for cover after a severe thunderstorm swept through a high school graduation in New Jersey Thursday evening. Amateur video shows what witnesses feared was a tornado, but the National Weather Service

AP 2012-06-11

1. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited Afghanistan Thursday to discuss the war's progress and plans for the troop drawdown. Panetta acknowledged the spike in violence in the south, saying while insurgents are better organized, overall violence

AP 2012-06-12

1. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says UN monitors were shot at while trying to get to the scene of the latest Syrian massacre that caused further killings. It led world leaders to step up the rhetoric against Syria's Assad regime. 2. Mitt Romney's

AP 2012-06-10

1. The White House is insisting President Barack Obama will not extend the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans - even temporarily. The tax cuts for people of all incomes are due to expire at year's end. 2. Ray Bradbury has died at age 91 after

AP 2012-06-19

1. Ron Barber, an aid to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords won a special election to succeed her Tuesday night. Barber who almost lost his life in the shooting spray that wounded Giffords faces Republican Jesse Kelly. 2. Testimony in Jerry Sand

AP 2012-06-18

1. Police in Alabama say they came within 20 minutes of catching the suspect in the killing of three people at a party near Auburn University. A 911 call led police to a Montgomery home in search of Desmonte Leonard who was gone by the time they got

AP 2012-06-16

1. US Commerce Secretary John Bryson was cited for a felony hit-and-run. Officials say the 68-year-old suffered a seizure in connection with a Los Angeles area traffic crashes on Saturday. Authorities said Bryson was treated in a hospital. 2. One of

AP 2012-06-01

1. It is a big day for Mitt Romney in Texas. The state is holding its presidential primary and has enough delegates to push him over the top and secure the Republican nomination. 2. Rescue workers are combing through the rubble of Italy's latest dead

AP 2012-06-02

1. As expected, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney clinched his party's nomination Tuesday night by winning the Texas primary. Voters there pushed him past the 1144 delegate threshold needed to win the nod. 2. Judges at an international wa

AP 2012-06-03

1. Police in Seattle are investigating a deadly shooting in the University District. Someone opened fire at a caf on Wednesday, gunning down as many as five people. Nearby schools were immediately placed on lockdown. 2. President Obama says he's look

AP 2012-06-04

1. Former presidential candidate John Edwards is found not guilty on one of six campaign fraud charges. The jury not reaching a verdict on the others, leading the judge to declare a mistrial on them. 2. A federal appeals court rejects part of the Def

AP 2012-06-05

1. Thousands are gathering in Cairo to protest today's verdicts by an Egyptian court. Ousted leader Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the killing of protesters last year. But he and his sons were acquitted of corruptio

AP 2012-06-06

1. George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who's been charged with murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, has surrendered to police. Zimmerman was booked into jail Sunday after having his bail revoked two days earlier. 2. A passenger pla

AP 2012-06-07

1. In Wisconsin, it looks like a tight race in the recall election of Republican governor Scott Walker. Votes Tuesday, Walker faces Democrat Tom Barrett. The election is spurred by plans to strip public employees of union rights. 2. Emergency workers

AP 2012-06-08

1. A US official says a drone strike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region has killed al-Qaeda's second-in-command. The death of Abu Yahya al-Libi is a significant blow to the terror network. Several top leaders have died at the hands of the American

AP 2012-06-09

1. Republican Scott Walker is reaching out to Democrats after hanging onto his job as governor Wisconsin. He won a recall election Tuesday. 2. Two Suicide bombers killed more than 20 people near a coalition base in southern Afghanistan. The Taliban c

AP 2012-06-17

1. Arizona Democrats are hoping former Representative Gabrielle Giffords's hand-picked successor Ron Barber will win a special congressional election today. Barber's Republican opponent is Jesse Kelly, a former Marine. 2. Trial testimony against form

AP 2012-06-20

1. The Syrian city of Homs is once again under attack with government forces shelling rebel-held areas. This comes as France's new foreign minister declares Syria is in a state of civil war. 2. Mitt Romney is attacking President Obama as anti-investm