June 19, 2013
E-EDITION
SUBSCRIBE/RENEW
MANAGE PRINT SUBSCRIPTION
Nation
Senators seek out pact on gun-buy background checks
WASHINGTON — A cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two of the National Rifle Association’s congressional ch...
Feb 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Lawmakers test legal waters for drones
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are considering whether Congress should set up a special court to decide when drones can kill American al-Qaida suspects overseas, much as a secret court now grants permissio...
Feb 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
After early start, worst of flu may be over
NEW YORK — The worst of the flu season appears to be over. The number of states reporting intense or widespread illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few states there was very little flu g...
Feb 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Hacker gains access to Bush family emails, photos
HOUSTON — Turns out even former presidents can fall prey to hackers. A mysterious email hacker apparently accessed private photos and messages sent between members of the Bush family, including ...
Feb 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years
CLEVELAND — Denying he ran an Amish cult, the 67-year-old ringleader of hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow members of his faith in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, while fami...
Feb 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press A man walks his dog past the snow covered "Boy and Bird" fountain Friday in the Boston Public Garden. Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency and banned travel on roads as of 4 p.m. as a blizzard that could bring nearly 3 feet of snow to the region began to intensify.
Snowstorm hits northeast
BOSTON — A storm that forecasters warned could be a blizzard for the history books began clobbering the New York-to-Boston corridor on Friday, grounding flights, closing workplaces and sending peop...
Feb 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Bishops want broader birth control exemption
The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops say the Obama administration’s compromise plan for religious employers and birth control coverage doesn’t go far enough. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bisho...
Feb 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey (right) arrive Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. They testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's role in responding to the attack last year on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
US plans forces to handle Benghazi-like situations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is determined to position small, quick reaction forces closer to global crises after the rapid assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya last September kept U.S...
Feb 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Amish in beard attacks face sentencing today
BERGHOLZ, Ohio — More than 50 Amish children could lose one parent to prison — and most of the youngest could lose both — today when 16 men and women are sentenced in beard-cutting attacks on fello...
Feb 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press A SWAT team enters a home Thursday in search of shooting suspect Christopher Dorner in Big Bear, Calif. Thousands of police officers hunted Thursday for a former Los Angeles officer angry over his firing and sought in a deadly shooting rampage.
Mountain manhunt continues for ex-cop accused of killing 3
LOS ANGELES — A fired police officer who threatened to bring “warfare” to the Los Angeles Police Department went on a shooting rampage that left a policeman and two others dead and set off an extra...
Feb 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Weather
Click for Paducah, Kentucky Forecast
Sponsored By:
National Video Feed