BLM delays scheduling east Nev. wild horse roundup

Federal land managers will delay rounding up nearly 500 wild horses from a range in eastern Nevada until after the spring foaling season.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:45 pm

Criminal probe is launched in Conn. plant blast

By: By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN

Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation Monday, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence as the cause.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:40 pm

Buffalo man accused of imprisoning 13-year-old

A 26-year-old Buffalo man remained jailed Monday on charges of holding a 13-year-old runaway in his house for six months, having sex with her more than 100 times and making her baby-sit his 1-year-old son.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:35 pm

Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months

By: By TIM PARADIS

The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:35 pm

Barzee pleads guilty to charge in Smart case

By: By JENNIFER DOBNER

Prosecutors on Monday dropped state charges against a woman in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart in exchange for a guilty plea related to the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:35 pm

Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77

By: By PETER JACKSON

Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:35 pm

Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement

By: By LARRY NEUMEISTER

A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:15 pm

5 killed in Conn. power plant blast are identified

Authorities have released the names of the five men killed in an explosion at a power plant that was under construction in a Connecticut town.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:15 pm

Still no word from Toyota on Prius recall

By: By KELLY OLSEN

A week after brake problems surfaced with its Prius, Toyota still has yet to say whether it will recall the popular hybrid _ and analysts say further delays could be devastating to the automaker's already damaged reputation.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:15 pm

Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up

By: By DEANNA BELLANDI

Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:10 pm

No cause yet for RI house fire that killed 5

By: By RAY HENRY

The Rhode Island Fire Marshal says officials have pinpointed the origins of a house fire that killed five people, including a 7-month-old baby, but still haven't figured out the cause.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:10 pm

NYC man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend's cat

A New York City graphic designer accused of surreptitiously killing a series of his girlfriend's cats has admitted slaying one of them, a kitten found with a broken neck.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:10 pm

Prosecutors seek gag order in sweat lodge case

By: By FELICIA FONSECA

Arizona prosecutors are asking a judge to issue a gag order in their manslaughter case against motivational speaker James Arthur Ray.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:05 pm

Obama's health care summit: Just for show?

By: By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR

Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are …

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:05 pm

Britain hits grim milestone before major attack

By: By ROBERT H. REID

Three British soldiers have died in southern Afghanistan, officials announced Monday, raising Britain's death toll in the conflict to 256 _ breaking the number of Britons lost in the Falklands war of 1982.

Feb 08, 2010 | 3:55 pm

GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks

By: By CHARLES BABINGTON

Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.

Feb 08, 2010 | 3:55 pm

Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow

By: By BRETT ZONGKER

Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.

Feb 08, 2010 | 3:55 pm

Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

By: By GEORGE JAHN

Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.

Feb 08, 2010 | 3:55 pm

World's tallest tower closed a month after opening

By: By ADAM SCHRECK

The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.

Feb 08, 2010 | 3:55 pm

Chinese spy gets more than 15 years in prison

By: By GILLIAN FLACCUS

A Chinese-born engineer convicted in the United States' first economic espionage trial was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for stealing sensitive information on the U.S. space program with the intent of passing it to China.

Feb 08, 2010 | 3:50 pm