Most of house over sinkhole that swallowed & killed man demolished

SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) - Crews on Sunday razed more than half of the Tampa-area home perched over a huge sinkhole that swallowed a man three days ago, managing to salvage some keepsakes for family members who lived there.

Expectant parents die in New York car crash; premature infant survives

NEW YORK (AP) - A pregnant young woman who was feeling ill was headed to the hospital with her husband early Sunday when the car they were riding in was hit, killing them both, but their baby boy was born prematurely and survived, authorities and a relative said.

Some souring on nuclear power costs

ATLANTA (AP) - As the cost of building a new nuclear plant soars, there are signs of buyer's remorse.

Ceremony for Monitor sailors stirs familial ties

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A century and a half after USS Monitor sank, the interment of two unknown crewmen found in the Civil War ironclad's turret is bringing together people from across the country with distant but powerful ties to those who died aboard.

Ex-con accused of sneaking back into NYC jails

NEW YORK (AP) - Most people who've done time in jail can't wait to get away. But this week, New York City authorities accused one former inmate of sneaking back in.

Nation news briefs

• BIDEN LEADS RE-ENACTMENT OF VOTING RIGHTS MARCH: SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The vice president and black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the impact of African-Americans' votes haven't stopped in the years since the 1965 Voting Rights Act added millions to Southern voter rolls.

DHS released over 2,000 immigrants

No budging at the budget-cuts deadline

Leaving NKorea, Rodman calls Kims 'great leaders'

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Ending his unexpected round of basketball diplomacy in North Korea on Friday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman called leader Kim Jong Un an "awesome guy" and said his father and grandfather were "great leaders" - an assessment that got short shrift from the U.S. government. Rodman, the highest-profile American to meet Kim since he inherited power from father ...

Lawmakers get violent emails over gun control

Sinkhole that swallowed man 'unstable'

Odd News

BAD 'FRESH PRINCE' RAP TRIGGERS PA. LOCKDOWN: AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) - Now this is a story all about how a high school student's life got turned upside down. But it was all just a bad rap.

No major objections to Canada pipeline

Nation news briefs

SANTA CLARA SUPERVISOR AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY TO FELONIES: SAN JOSE (AP) - A Santa Clara County supervisor has resigned from office and agreed to plead guilty to a dozen counts of criminal activity, including perjury and misappropriation of public funds.

Poll: 87% say never OK to cheat on taxes

Methane report further divides fracking camps

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in fracking help or hurt the fight against climate change?

NYPD whistle-blowers testify at stop-frisk trial

NEW YORK (AP) - After Officer Pedro Serrano decided to testify in federal court about what he sees as wrongdoing within the New York Police Department, a rat sticker appeared on his locker.