Budget cuts to hit military school districts first
Written by WILL WEISSERT,Associated Press
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Public schools everywhere will be affected by the government's automatic budget cuts, but few may feel the funding pinch faster than those on and around military bases.
Fans keep love alive for 'Walking Dead' star
Written by NICOLE EVATT,Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From week to week fans simply never know which characters will survive the relentless zombie attacks on AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead."
Boehner: No reason to block Keystone XL pipeline
Written by MATTHEW DALY,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say.
Fla. sinkhole that swallowed man grows deeper
Written by TAMARA LUSH,Associated Press
SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) — Engineers worked gingerly to find out more about a slowly growing sinkhole that swallowed a Florida man in his bedroom, believing the entire house could eventually succumb to the unstable ground.
Growing push to halt workplace bullying
Written by SAM HANANEL,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Margaret Fiester is no shrinking violet, but she says working for her former boss was a nightmare.
Taco Bell, Icelandic pies drawn into meat scandal
Written by RAPHAEL SATTER,Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Taco Bell is the latest restaurant chain to acknowledge that its food has been adulterated with horse meat, yanking a variety of ground beef products from its three British outlets and issuing an apology to its patrons Friday.
In death, Facebook photos could fade away forever
Written by LAUREN GAMBINO,Associated Press
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A grieving Oregon mother who battled Facebook for full access to her deceased son's account has been pushing for years for something that would prevent others from losing photos, messages and other memories — as she did.
Workers anxious as cuts set to take effect
Written by STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — They don't care which side caused Washington's latest crisis.