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Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee accused of firearms traffickingCalif. State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested by the FBI on charges related to dealing illegal firearms, and accepting inappropriate campaign contributions. An undercover FBI agent worked to expose Yee in a complex sting operation.
Two firefighters die in Boston brownstone fireA structure fire spread through Boston's Back Bay neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, killing two firefighters and injuring at leave five. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
- College athletes can unionize, rules federal labor board
In a test case brought by Northwestern University football players, a NLRB ruled that Big Ten college football players with scholarships qualify as employees and therefore can unionize.
Yemen kidnapping victims from UN freed by Yemeni troopsYemen kidnapping: The UN confirmed in a statement that two of its staff members were abducted and later released in the capital of Sanaa.
Paul Walker death investigation concludes car was going up to 94 m.p.h.Paul Walker and driver Roger Rodas were driving Rodas's 2005 Porsche Carrera GT between 81 mph and 94 mph, according to a new investigative report.
Jared Allen agrees to four-year deal with BearsJared Allen will reportedly stay in the NFC North division, moving from Minnesota to Chicago.
Ralph Wilson remembered as AFL pioneer, NFL 'conscience'Ralph Wilson, Jr., owner of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, died Tuesday at his Michigan home.
Cape Cod and Maine hammered by blizzard conditionsCape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and eastern Maine were forecast to get 8-16 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 70 m.p.h.
- Mudslide search and rescue: Why only bare hands and dogs?
As many as 176 people are still missing as search and rescue efforts continue in Washington, five days after a major mudslide. The unofficial death toll is 24. The most effective tool has been dogs and just our bare hands and shovels, says one official.
- Three of Obama's Secret Service agents at 'big, crazy party'
Three Secret Service agents in The Netherlands were sent home just before President Obama arrived. One was drunk. "It was like a big crazy party," said hotel staff. All three agents were on the Counter Assault Team.
Still no health care? Don't panic, just enroll, say officials.ObamaCare's primary server, HealthCare.gov, got more than 1 million visitors Monday. People who start health care applications before March 31 will be granted time to finish them without penalty, say officials.
Houston fire: Five-alarm fire 'under control' after 2.5 hours of fightingHouston fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings.
USS Mahan: Shooter stole the gun from a sailor, says NavyUSS Mahan shooting: A sailor was fatally shot aboard the USS Mahan at Norfolk Naval Base Monday night, before the shooter was killed in turn by security forces, says base spokeswoman Terri Davis.
Montana murder case: Is Colorado man fit to stand trial?Montana murder case: Defense experts testified this week that Michael Keith Spell is prone to distort the past and has the intelligence of an 11-year-old, leaving him unable to understand the case against him.
House Ethics Committee will not appoint panel to investigate McMorris RodgersThe case against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-highest ranking House Republican, will continue to be investigated by House Ethics Committee leaders, rather than a special panel. McMorris Rodgers faces allegations that she improperly combined campaign and official funds.
What do Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush have in common? Higher education.On Monday, both Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush spoke on the cost of higher education and the opportunities it can lead to at the Globalization of Higher Education conference, an event organized by Bush.
5 bodies found among Colo. plane crash wreckageAuthorities located the bodies of five people among the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in Colorado's Ridgway Reservoir Saturday. Two school boys are thought to have been on the plane.
Dead Sea Scrolls case: Is ID theft and mocking scholars free speech?Dead Sea Scrolls: New York's highest court on Tuesday will consider whether to overturn convictions in an Internet impersonation case of a man who was convicted of identity theft to mock scholars in an academic debate about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- Washington state mudslide: Search and rescue continues but hopes fade
Late Saturday, rescue crews heard people yelling for help, but they were unable to reach anyone. A massive mudslide Saturday killed at least eight people.
Gordon Fox, R.I. House speaker, could be replaced by majority leaderGordon Fox's replacement? Democrat Nicholas Mattiello said he won the support of 41 legislators in a vote taken during a hastily-called caucus meeting, three more than is needed to assume the speakership.
