1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at Pocono

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said.

Social Security not deal that it once was for American workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

NASA picks 3 private firms to develop space taxis

Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing

Wind-whipped wildfires destroy homes

Movie theater attack: Did University of Colorado drop the ball in assessment?

Ex-senator: Bathroom trip official business

Northern condescension? More than gay marriage driving Chick-fil-A flap

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Ohio teen admits to playing major role in big drug ring on Ohio high school campus

Vermont man crushed police cars with tractor

Chihuahua finds 2 girls lost in Georgia forest

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) - A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest. The girls, ages 5 and 8, disappeared Monday for a couple of hours when they were walking on trails near their neighborhood about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. As police and firefighters began to search ...

Turlock cops find suspect at police station

TURLOCK (AP) - Turlock police didn't have to travel far to nab a man suspected of breaking into a woman's apartment. Larry Laugen, 37, was arrested Wednesday at the Turlock police station where he had gone to register as a sex offender. Police say a woman at the station pointed out Laugen, claiming he had broken into her ...

Megabus crash in Illinois; 1 dead, 3 dozen hurt

Chick-fil-A manager in NH to help gay pride fest

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - The manager of a Chick-fil-A in Nashua, N.H., is donating sandwiches to an upcoming festival celebrating gay rights.

Odd News

DRUNKEN MAN GETS INTO DOZING COUPLE'S BED: PUTNAM TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a Michigan couple got an unexpected visit from a drunken 27-year-old neighbor who wandered into their cottage and climbed into bed with them.

Notes to Obama, mayor had gun threats

2 in 5 women would consider parenting solo

Teens wary of social media after homicide

Nation news briefs

BOY, 10, FINDS $10,000 IN KANSAS CITY HOTEL ROOM: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 10-year-old boy who found $10,000 in a drawer at a Kansas City hotel where he was staying with his dad turned the money over to police.

Soldier to admit Afghan massacre in plea bargain

Decontaminating patients cuts hospital infections

Neighbor sours on property sale to Vt. governor

Letters to NYC mayor test positive for ricin

Obama preparing to name Comey to FBI

Chance for sibling 1st at National Spelling Bee

Controversies add to Obama's frustrations

Train explosion caused by chemical cargo

Nation news briefs

$1M BAIL FOR MAN ACCUSED IN BABY-FREEZER CASE: TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a 10-degree freezer for about an hour to stop her crying.

Looking to IRS scandal for momentum

Twister debris would create mile-high pile