Posted: 7:49 AM - Police are investigating after a New York college student was killed in an off-campus house during an early morning break-in, casting a pall over the campus and commencement ceremonies.
Posted: 7:46 AM - Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says a total of 60 people have been taken to hospitals with injuries from a collision between two New York-area commuter trains.
Posted: 7:42 AM - The remains of 11 Native Americans, including two sets that were housed at the University of Nebraska State Museum, have been buried in a Michigan cemetery.
Updated: 05/17/2013 - A string of drawings without a jackpot winner have grown the estimated Powerball jackpot to $600 million, the biggest jackpot ever offered by the game.
Posted: 05/17/2013 - Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress holds its first hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
Posted: 05/17/2013 - President Barack Obama is vowing to eliminate what he calls the "scourge" of sexual assault in the military while cautioning that it will take a long and sustained effort by all military members.
Posted: 05/16/2013 - Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner.
Posted: 05/16/2013 - The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $475 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers in the latest drawing.
Posted: 05/16/2013 - Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury.
Posted: 05/15/2013 - The House Agriculture Committee is set to consider small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program in an effort to appease conservatives who say the food aid has become too expensive. The cuts are part of a massive five-year farm bill that costs almost $100 billion annually and would set policy for farm subsidies, rural programs and the food aid.
