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Fitzgerald to step down as U.S. attorney in Chicago
By Jason Keyser - Associated Press
Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the most feared U.S. attorneys in the nation and the architect of convictions against two Illinois governors and a former vice presidential aide, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the post he has held for more than a decade in Chicago. Published May 23, 2012 Comments
Regulators probe bank’s role in Facebook IPO
By Marcy Gordon - Associated Press
Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst’s negative report about the company before the stock started trading. Published May 23, 2012 Comments
States looking to new tolls to pay for highways
By Joan Lowy - Associated Press
With Congress unwilling to contemplate an increase in the federal gas tax, motorists are likely to be paying ever more tolls as the government searches for ways to repair and expand the nation’s congested highways. Published May 23, 2012 Comments
Administration widens scope of ‘Race to the Top’
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
The Obama administration is taking its signature “Race to the Top” education grant competition to the micro level. Published May 22, 2012 Comments
Another Florida A&M drum major describes being beaten
By Kyle Hightower and Mike Schneider - Associated Press
A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus was known for his opposition to hazing but agreed to go through a brutal initiation ritual because it was seen as an honor, according to interviews with band mates released Wednesday. Published May 23, 2012 Comments
Astrodome fades, crumbles as Houston decides fate
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti - Associated Press
The Astrodome was once the envy of other cities, a fully air-conditioned facility with a translucent roof that kept out the heat and humidity, gave synthetic grass its name, made Houston a sports entertainment destination and sparked the imaginations of baseball lovers, concert-goers and some of the country’s most creative minds. Published May 23, 2012 Comments
Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
By Ken Ritter - Associated Press
It’s been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul’s hands after being collected by the first men on the moon. Published May 23, 2012 Comments
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U.S. sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April
By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press
Americans bought more new homes in April, the latest signal that the U.S. housing market is steadily improving.
Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry
By Brett Zongker - Associated Press
From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.
American Scene: 5 dead in apparent family murder-suicide
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A mother and her three children were found dead in a burned house Tuesday in northwest Oregon, and the children's father was found dead later in a car, all victims of what police said appeared to be a murder-suicide.
Serial-stabbings suspect found guilty of murder in Mich.
By Ed White - Associated Press
A man suspected of fatally stabbing five men and wounding nine others in and around a Michigan city two summers ago was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the first case to go to trial.
US Airways flight diverted to Maine after odd passenger behavior
By Glenn Adams - Associated Press
US Airways Flight 787 from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., was diverted to a Maine airport on Tuesday because a French passenger exhibited suspicious behavior, an official said.
Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96
By Carla K. Johnson - Associated Press
Eugene Polley, who invented died of natural causes Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital, said Zenith Electronics spokesman John Taylor. The former Zenith engineer was 96.
Big kahuna of channel surfing dies
By Carla K. Johnson ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Washington Times
CHICAGO | Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.
Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured
By Alicia Chang - Associated Press
Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.
Ex-student in Rutgers webcam case explains lack of apology
By Geoff Mulvihill - Associated Press
The former Rutgers student sentenced this week to 30 days in jail for using a webcam to view his roommate kissing another man says he did not apologize largely because it would have been seen as insincere.
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