All USA Update
Are teens turning from cigarettes to hookahs? Study raises red flag.Public health campaigns have put a major dent in teen cigarette smoking rates, but analysis of high school surveys suggests that adolescents could be shifting to hookahs.
Flying to the US? To clear airport security, keep your gadgets charged.The TSA and the Homeland Security have asked international airports to step up security screenings of US-bound passengers to include testing their electronic gadgets.
Manhattan Beach great white attack: Was the shark provoked?The great white shark attack in Manhattan Beach, Calif., Saturday happened when a swimmer accidentally swam toward a shark that had been hooked by a fisherman 45 minutes before and was struggling to get free.
Missouri abortion feud escalates after veto of 3-day waiting periodThe governor vetoed a bill to extend the waiting period to obtain an abortion in Missouri from one day to three. The Republican-led legislature vows to override it. Two other states already have 3-day wait times.
Romance, jihad led American woman to jail and terrorism chargeShannon Conley of Arvada, Colo., 19, is charged with conspiring to help ISIS, the militant group wreaking havoc in Syria and now Iraq. Newly public court documents describe the backstory leading to her April arrest.
Philadelphia food truck explosion: How safe are mobile kitchens?Food trucks are big business in the US, but an explosion at a Philadelphia food truck that injured at least 11 people has raised questions about the safety of kitchens on wheels.
Illegal immigration: Amid flood of kids, 11-year-old's death adds human faceEleven-year-old Gilberto Francisco Ramos Juarez appeared to be on his way to contact a brother in Chicago. He was one of tens of thousands of children crossing the border.
Border agent who shot Mexican teen can be sued, court says. Precedent set?A panel of federal judges ruled Monday that the family of the Mexican teen who was shot by a border patrol agent across the border can move forward with a civil suit against the agent.
George Zimmerman loses defamation suit against NBC. Why?A Florida judge dismissed George Zimmerman's defamation suit against NBC. The suit charged that NBC had edited audio recordings 'to create the myth' that he was a racist.
Border crisis: how Obama's $2 billion 'surge of resources' would be usedPresident Obama both chastised House Republicans and asked for their help Monday. He wants to beef up border resources, but he's also vowing to use executive actions if Congress doesn't pass broader immigration reform.
Concert subculture under scrutiny after dozens hospitalized at Avicii concertMore than a hundred people have been hospitalized at concerts by Swedish DJ Avicii in recent weeks, refocusing the public eye on the electronic dance music culture.
Democrat gives House Republicans red card: 'You failed' on immigration reformRep. Luis Gutierrez (D) of Illinois, a strong advocate for immigration reform, said Wednesday that there is no chance for an immigration bill in the House this year.
Seattle Archdiocese to pay $12.1 million to settle sex abuse lawsuitThe Seattle settlement covers cases dating back to the 1950s and adds to the more than $1.25 billion paid by the Catholic Church in response to sex abuse lawsuits in the US since 1994.
Miami shooting near police station: Are the police outgunned?Miami shooting: Two people were killed and seven wounded when two men opened fire with assault rifles on an apartment complex in Miami early Tuesday. After the shooting, the police union says criminals 'are beginning to act with impunity.'
May was Earth's warmest on record, NOAA says. Will 2014 set a record, too?According to NOAA, the average global temperature this May was 59.93 degrees F., 1.33 degrees above the 20th century average and .09 degrees above May 2010.
Brothers' strange plot to defraud Boston bombing charity nets three years in prisonBranden Mattier and Domunique Grice were sentenced to three years Monday for trying to collect over $2 million on behalf of their aunt. She had been dead for 10 years.
'Outpatient' Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl increasing social contact, Army saysSgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former captive of the Taliban, moved from inpatient to outpatient care at a military hospital in San Antonio Sunday. Officials say this is just one step in a long road to recovery.
After years-long debate, Presbyterians allow gay marriage ceremoniesThe Presbyterian Church’s top legislative body voted Thursday to allow ministers to officiate gay weddings where it is legal. Some now even foresee a larger shift in favor of gay marriage among the religious.
Record floods in Midwest may be part of larger pattern, locals sayParts of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota are expecting record floods later in the week. For residents, these ‘hundred-year’ weather events are becoming more the rule than the exception.
Tsarnaev judge jettisons 'betrayal' of US as grounds for death penaltyThe US district judge in Boston called the prosecution's argument 'obnoxious.' Lawyers for Dzokhar Tsarnaev, meanwhile, filed a motion asking to move the Marathon bombing trial out of Massachusetts.
