Archive By Section - Nation
Attorney: Tentative deal in teen suicide
SARATOGA (AP) - The family of a 15-year-old Northern California girl who killed herself after the family says three boys sexually assaulted her and a photo of the attack circulated has reached a tentative settlement with two defendants in a lawsuit over her death, their attorney said Saturday.
Nation news briefs
DOGS HELP SNIFF OUT OVARIAN CANCER IN PA. STUDY: PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Researchers trying to develop a diagnostic tool for ovarian cancer are hoping dogs' keen sense of smell will lead them down the right path.
Beauty queen charged with possessing bombs
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Prosecutors filed charges of bomb possession Friday against a recently crowned Utah beauty pageant winner.
Reid hopes GOP opposition to Obama isn't over race
LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a radio interview in which he lamented the GOP filibusters and a gridlock in Congress, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he hopes Republicans who oppose the president do so "based on substance and not the fact that he's an African-American."
Plane crashes into homes, 6 believed dead
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A small plane crashed in a working-class neighborhood near an airport on Friday and engulfed two houses in flames, likely killing up to six people, authorities said.
Baked Alaska: Record heat stretch
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The temperature hit 80 degrees for the record 36th time this summer on Thursday in Fairbanks, and, only 1.44 inches of rain has fallen in Alaska's second-largest city since June 1, according to the National Weather Service.
Judge blocks NJ law on online sex ads
Judge blocks NJ law on online sex ads
Judge blocks NJ law on online sex ads
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey law aimed at combating the sexual trafficking of minors via the Internet hit another roadblock Friday when a federal judge ruled it conflicts with federal law and likely is unconstitutional as well.
16 NJ garage workers have Powerball ticket worth $58 million
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - Sixteen workers from a county garage in a New Jersey shore community hit hard by Superstorm Sandy have one of the three winning tickets in the $448 million Powerball jackpot, and some even came to work for a second straight day after learning they would be multimillionaires, county officials said.
Minn. dad claims third of $448M Powerball jackpot
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota man claimed his third of a $448 million Powerball jackpot on Thursday, wasting no time before revealing his good fortune to the world and saying he had "been waiting for this day my entire life."
Man accused of killing wife, posting gruesome photo
SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) - A South Florida man who authorities say fatally shot his wife - and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook - turned himself into police Thursday.
Firefighters: Ohio newspaper carrier saved 11
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Firefighters in central Ohio say a newspaper carrier saved the lives of 11 people when he alerted them to a fire in their home.
Michigan couple welcomes 12th son
DETROIT (AP) - A western Michigan family welcomed their 12th child. And, shocker, it's a boy - just like the other 11.
Ex-teacher charged with killing 4
DALLAS (AP) - A former teacher who moonlighted as Dallas Mavericks hip-hop dancer for several years was charged Thursday with capital murder in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife and her daughter.
Articles by Section - Nation
Sparks school shooter’s parents help fight bullies
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) - The parents of a 12-year-old Sparks boy who shot and killed a teacher and wounded two students before turning the gun on himself have donated nearly $14,000 to an anti-bullying program in a partnership with the school district.
Ukraine brings tough challenge to Putin
MOSCOW (AP) - A successful Olympics behind him, President Vladimir Putin is facing what may become the most dramatic challenge of his rule: how to respond to the turmoil in Ukraine, a country he has declared vital for Russia's interests, which is home to millions of Russian-speakers and hosts a major Russian navy base.
Is preschooler obesity falling?
ATLANTA (AP) - A new study may be another signal of a national decline in childhood obesity.
Court seems divided in climate case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over the sole Obama administration program already in place to limit power plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming.
Longest-serving congressman to retire
SOUTHGATE, Mich. (AP) - Rep. John Dingell, who played a key role in some of the biggest liberal legislative victories of the past 60 years, said Monday that he will not try to add to what is already the longest congressional career in history.
Polio-like illnesses called ‘rare’ occurrence
STANFORD (AP) - More than a dozen children in California have developed an extremely rare, polio-like syndrome within the past year that within days paralyzed one or more of the children's arms or legs, Stanford University researchers say.
Dad charged after daughter’s first-date death
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A 12-year-old Pittsburgh girl who got out of her father's SUV to pose for photos with a boy after her first date was struck and killed by the vehicle, police said Monday, and her father was charged with DUI.
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NATION
• PREMIUMS MAY RISE FOR 11 MILLION WORKERS: NEW YORK (AP) - The new health care law may raise insurance premiums for 11 million small business employees and lower rates for 6 million others.
Climate case looks at EPA’s power
WASHINGTON (AP) - Industry groups and Republican-led states are heading an attack at the Supreme Court against the Obama administration's sole means of trying to limit power-plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming.
Governors: ‘Obamacare’ here to stay
WASHINGTON (AP) - The explosive politics of health care have divided the nation, but America's governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, suggest that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is here to stay.
Wood burning rule prompts backlash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A federal proposal to clean up the smoke wafting from wood-burning stoves has sparked a backlash from some rural residents, lawmakers and manufacturers who fear it could close the damper on one of the oldest ways of warming homes on cold winter days.
Obama to propose changes to federal wildfire funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's upcoming budget will include a proposal to change the way the federal government pays to fight wildfires, a White House official said Saturday.
Town is reconsidering its dry status
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The last dry town in Connecticut is considering whether to give up on Prohibition.
Guzman not likely to be in US court soon
WASHINGTON (AP) - After 13 years on the run, narrow escapes from the military, law enforcement and rivals, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is back in Mexican custody. Now starts what is likely to be a lengthy and complicated legal process to decide which country gets to try him first.
Maria von Trapp, 99, dies in Vermont
STOWE, Vt. (AP) - Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 99.
Sections:
- NEWS |
- SPORTS |
- BUSINESS |
- OBITS |
- OPINION |
- HOME SCENE |
- LIVING IN 209 |
- MULTIMEDIA |
- FEATURED EDITIONS |
- MOVIES |
- REGIONAL NEWS |
- INFO
Services:
Submit News:
Online:
Contents of this site are © 2014 Manteca Bulletin - All Rights Reserved Privacy policy and Terms of service | Contact Us
