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.

Judge: Peterson murder trial in jeopardy

Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid

Detroit is broke; is bankruptcy next?

Ex-yeshiva teacher admits sex assault of New Jersey boy

2nd volcano this month is heating up in Alaska

New York AG wants to prevent Apple picking

Man traveling with pressure cooker arrested

Nation news briefs

VERMONT HOUSE PASSES AID-IN-DYING BILL: MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont House has approved a bill that would make it state the first in the country to legislate allowing physicians to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.

Is California realignment working?

SACRAMENTO (AP) - In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison population.

Compassionate release buoys old inmates

NEW YORK (AP) - At age 88, John Rigas could be a poster child for inmates who might seek early release from prison because of the hazards of advanced aging.

50 years on, finding profit in ‘truth’ on JFK assassination

DALLAS (AP) - On the very day John F. Kennedy died, a cottage industry was born. Fifty years and hundreds of millions of dollars later, it's still thriving.

Drowsy driving kills 11,000 in 10 years

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - It probably happens to most drivers.

Amtrak unveils new locomotives

SACRAMENTO (AP) - When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in Sacramento, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

17 wounded in New Orleans parade shooting

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a Mother's Day second-line parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 17 people, police said.

‘Idol’ judges drama upstaging singers

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The ratings are down. Randy Jackson is out. Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj are still at it.

Paramedic in West, Texas, facing charges

WEST, Texas (AP) - Three days after a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, Bryce Reed climbed onto a coffee table at a local hotel where displaced families picked over donated sweatshirts and pizza. Wearing a navy blue shirt emblazoned with "West EMS," he gathered the crowd close.