Tweet ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia authorities are getting their chance to lay out charges against three siblings accused of carving out a cross-country crime spree that started in Florida and ended with a shootout in Colorado…. Read the original here: Fugitive siblings return to Ga. for hearing  Read More →

Tweet SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three weeks after anti-poverty activists took over 2 acres of land belonging to the University of California at Berkeley and planted a vegetable garden for the needy, police in riot gear on Monday raided the site and arrested nine people. More: Police arrest 9 "Occupy the Farm" protesters at Berkeley  Read More →

Tweet LAS VEGAS (AP) — On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. Go here to see the original: Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD  Read More →

Tweet FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — That isn’t just any baby boomer garage band that’s rehearsing in a northern New Jersey basement…. See the rest here: Real ‘Jersey Boys’ to embark on national tour  Read More →

Tweet PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation Monday that would have had the state join Utah in demanding that the federal government surrender control of millions of acres of public land…. The rest is here: Ariz. gov. vetoes bill that demanded federal land  Read More →

Tweet WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jean Coyle, 67, has a new kind of ministry. View post: Exclusive: Over 55 and jobless, Americans face tough hunt  Read More →

Tweet PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill demanding the U.S. Visit link: Arizona governor vetoes law demanding return of federal lands  Read More →

Tweet SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s sputtering economic recovery is putting a heavier-than-expected drag on state tax revenue, leading Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday to propose deep budget cuts across an array of government services and warn again that even more cuts are ahead if voters reject his tax-hike initiative in November…. Excerpt... 

Tweet JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law is coming under more scrutiny, this time in a case involving a woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a gun in the direction of her abusive husband. Continued here: "Stand Your Ground" defense fails in Florida shooting case  Read More →

Tweet MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota training program that teaches police how to identify drug-impaired drivers is under fire following allegations that a participating officer gave marijuana to a test volunteer. See the rest here: Minnesota police accused of giving out pot to watch behavior  Read More →