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Jet Crash Kills 5, pilot hit utility pole after aborting landingJet Crash Kills 5: Investigators don't yet know why the plane aborted its landing at Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport, a small terminal with a 5,500-foot runway about 30 miles west of Augusta.
Tim Tebow cancels controversial Dallas church appearanceTebow tweeted Thursday that he canceled a scheduled April 28 appearance at First Baptist Church due to "new information that has been brought to my attention."
Las Vegas shooting: Gun battle on Vegas Strip leaves 3 deadThe incident in Las Vegas was the latest in a series of violent actions on the tourist corridor since the beginning of the year.
Joe Garagiola retires after nearly six decades in broadcastingJoe Garagiola entertained audiences for 58 years with a sharp sense of humor and a seemingly endless trove of stories.
Coach fired after 16 years: NHL's Sabres try to regroupCoach fired after 16 years: Lindy Ruff was dismissed by the Buffalo Sabres after a poor start to their season. The NHL coach fired after 16 years will be replaced on an interim basis by Ron Rolston.
Another powerful winter storm targets midwestern USA large winter storm is tracking across the Great Plains Thursday. It has been cited in one road fatality in Oklahoma overnight.
Domenici acknowledges secret sonFormer Sen. Pete Domenici, a New Mexico Republican, made public a long held secret on Wednesday. He fathered a child outside of marriage in the 1970s. The former politician, now 80, was the longest serving senator in the state's history and known as a family man.
Kansas City restaurant explosion: Investigation could take monthsA natural gas explosion destroyed a popular Kansas City restaurant on Tuesday. The explosion was felt a mile away from the scene. Earlier that day, a cable company's subcontractor hit a gas line in the area.
Panetta: Defense furloughs would be 'disruptive and damaging'In a letter Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress there were no 'viable alternatives' to putting civilian defense employees on furlough should scheduled budget cuts take effect on March 1. President Obama spoke in favor of avoiding the cuts on local television around the country, Wednesday.
- Fired for voting? Ohio woman claims she was fired for Obama vote
Patricia Kunkle's lawsuit accuses Dayton-based defense contractor Q-Mark Inc. and its president of telling employees that if Obama was re-elected, then his supporters would be the first to be fired.
McCain faces angry crowd, defends immigration planMcCain faces angry crowd: Arizona is the only state with both of its senators working on immigration reform in Congress, a sign of the state's widely debated border security issues.
- Miami allegations delivered by NCAA against Hurricanes
Miami allegations? The NCAA allegations include that the University of Miami has a "lack of institutional control," and failed to monitor conduct of a rogue booster. Miami has 90 days to respond.
Oladipo leads Indiana past Michigan St. in Top 5 matchupVictor Oladipo overcame a leg injury in the Hoosiers' prior game to pace IU in a four-point victory over the Spartans in East Lansing.
First college to raise $1B? Stanford beats HarvardFirst college to raise $1B in 2012: Stanford University was first in US fund raising for the eighth year in a row. Stanford raised $1.035 billion. How did other colleges do? Harvard University brought in $650 million, Yale University - $544 million, and the University of Southern California got $492 million.
Supreme Court declines, but execution gets last-minute stayThe US Supreme Court and Georgia State Supreme Court both declined to stay the execution of Warren Lee Hill, but the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the execution to see if he is mentally disabled.
Was the Kansas City fire caused by an explosion?A Kansas City fire, apparently caused by a gas line explosion, has injured at least 14 people and destroyed parts of a city block modeled after Seville, Spain.
Ken Burns footage blocked: Judge says no to NYCKen Burns blocked: New York officials sued to get access to the original interviews shot for Ken Burns' latest documentary, 'Central Park 5', but a judge ruled against the city on Tuesday.
68 pythons found in Florida Python Challenge snake huntThat might not seem like a success, considering roughly 1,600 people signed up for the state-sponsored Python Challenge that ended Sunday, but Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said the hunt may have prevented thousands more pythons from being born in the Everglades.
Oscar Pistorius, suspecting an intruder, shot girlfriend through bathroom doorOscar Pistorius, in an affidavit read by his lawyer, says that he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, thinking she was a robber. Two sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Pistorius.
Nebraska Republican, Senator Mike Johanns, will not seek re-electionSenator Mike Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska, and former agriculture secretary under George W. Bush, announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2014. Johanns said in a statement he wants to spend more quiet time with family.
